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2004

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Starring	Alex O'Loughlin, Jim Norton, Diana Glenn, David Field
Director	Anna Reeves
Genres	Drama

Oyster Farmer

After his sister is injured in an accident, Jack Flange (Alex O'Lachlan) must leave Sydney for the small town of Brooklyn, New South Wales, to care for her. Here, on the winding Hawkesbury River, a population of fishermen and eccentrics live a simple life. Though he finds work with Brownie (David Field), an oyster farmer with a failing marriage, Jack robs a fish market and mails himself the money to help with his sister's medical expenses--but in a freak accident, the money falls into the river. Instead of thinking the money is simply lost, he theorises that it has gone to support the expensive shoe habit of sexy local cleaning woman, Pearl (Diana Glenn)--but as he attempts to find out the truth, he begins to fall in love with her. With OYSTER FARMER, first-time writer/director Anna Reeves has crafted a story that may be safely placed in the fish-out-of-water genre, but wisely sidesteps the genre's stereotypical cutesiness by writing characters made of true guts and grit and infusing the proceedings with atypical saltiness and sexiness. Newcomers Lachlan and Glenn are appealing screen presences, but character actors Field and Jim Norton (as Brownie's father, Mumbles)--along with the stunning aerial shots of the Hawkesbury--are the true heart of the film.

Starring	Alex O'Loughlin, Jim Norton, Diana Glenn, David Field, Kerry Armstrong, Claudia Harrison
Director	Anna Reeves
Studio	LIONS GATE HOME ENT. UK LTD
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 31 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 26 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 2004 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 30 Oct 2009 To Rent: DVD: 12 Feb 2007
LOVEFiLM Instant	£2.49

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  wonderfully photographed and blissfully atmospheric this is special! - and has that magic that a select few can capture from this genre of Australian film-... read more »
  
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  Give it a chance and you might be surprised .
  
  I really liked this film.
  
  Yes it dawdled along at its own sweet pace but that became the thing I fopund pleasing about it. You have to let it lead ... read more »
  
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  This film was very slow, and personally felt that it did not really have a story. Lots of jumping from one thing to another. Would not recommend this film.
  
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  not bad . a nice little film for a sunday afternoon
  
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  After his sister is injured in an accident, Jack Flange (Alex O'Lachlan) must leave Sydney for the small town of Brooklyn, New South Wales, to care for her. Here, on the winding Hawkesbury River, a population of fishermen and eccentrics live a simple life. Though he finds work with Brownie (David ...