Heath Ledger Two Hands
Hard to believe that an australian film would present australia so poorly with slums sleaze violence and disreputable persons.
Heath ledger two hands. He is so youthful and sexy. Supplied dendy newtown heath ledger in early hit two hands showing at dendy newtown in 35mm time out says film geeks can enjoy the late great heath ledger in glorious 35mm at dendy. Easy to see why his career took off.
With heath ledger bryan brown david field tom long. He makes the movie. It won the australian film institute award for best film in 1999.
Heath ledger oscar winner bafta golden globe sag winner. Directed by gregor jordan. Stephen holt show dec 2005 duration.
Great film certainly not run of the mill. A 19 year old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.
It was filmed in 1998 but was not released in australia until 29 july 1999. When young struggling go getter jimmy heath ledger is offered the shot of a lifetime working for local crime boss pando afi award winner bryan brown breaker morant he grabs it with both. Before its release it was screened at the sundance film festival in the united states but was not relea.
The film stars heath ledger as jimmy a young man in debt to pando a local gangster played by bryan brown and also stars rose byrne david field and susie porter.