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Little Fish

2005 · 114 min

A sombre, slow-burning character study that immerses you in a world of quiet desperation and fragile hope.

Directed by
Rowan Woods
Genres
Drama, Crime
Tagline
The past is right here
Overview
Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.

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Directed by
Rowan Woods
Genres
Drama, Crime
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • redemption
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Rowan Woods
Written by
Jacquelin Perske
Starring
Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, Martin Henderson, Noni Hazlehurst, Joel Tobeck, Susie Porter, Dustin Nguyen
Music
Nathan Larson
Cinematography
Danny Ruhlmann
Runtime
114 min
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Vietnamese

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