Wild Dances (2017)
In a small rural Australian town in 2004, two teenage outcasts come into conflict with their families on the night Ruslana wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine. 17-year-old Todd faces awkward and unsubtle probing from his family about his sexuality, specifically whether or not he will take a girl to the upcoming school dance. Across town, Lesia Lysenko, the only girl from an immigrant family at Todd's conservative, Catholic High School, clashes with her strict, Ukrainian father, who insists that Lesia take her younger brother to chaperone her to that same school dance. As Lesia experiments with a newfound sense of rebellion, Todd is asked out by a clueless, smitten girl with a pet hate of pop music. He practises the dance moves from Ruslana's song in his family's tool shed and hatches a secret plan to get the song played at the disco. The film moves towards its fabulous, genuinely heartwarming climax as Lesia and Todd learn that life begins when you dance to your own beat.
Director: Bina Bhattacharya
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Lachlan Parry as Todd |
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Ed Brooks as Hamish |
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Roz Hall as Linda |
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Richard Cotter as Graham |
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Nik Matiouk as Andriy |
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Oksana Nesterenko as Marichka |
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Lukian Adams as Alex |
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Claire Appleby as Kara |
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Samantha Skelton as Emily |
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Macayla Eberhard as Bad Girl |
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Jackson Williams as Flatheaded Rugby Type |
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Liam Megarrity as DJ |
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Olga Zhyla as Lesia |
| Writing | Bina Bhattacharya | Writer |
| Camera | Carolina Izquierdo | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Anne-Sophie Marion | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Ed Brooks | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Robert C. Morton | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gordon Fletcher | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Courtney Young | Hairstylist |
| Production | Drew Andrea | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Kristi Gilligan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | EV Moore | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Courtney Young | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alex Radovan | Production Assistant |
| Production | Martyn Reyes | Location Manager |
| Production | Alexander McGhee | Producer |
| Sound | Alexander McGhee | Sound |
| Production | Kylie Thomas | Casting Director |
| Production | EV Moore | Producer |
| Sound | Ruslana Lyzhychko | Songs |
| Lighting | Declan Reardon | Best Boy Electric |
| Directing | Emma Gibbons | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kristian Bruneteau | Key Grip |
| Art | Alexandra Culliver | Production Design |
| Directing | Mar'yana Sywak | Co-Director |
| Lighting | Joe Bruneteau | Best Boy Electrician |
| Sound | Jack Welch | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Alexander McGhee | Colorist |
| Visual Effects | Shannon Pope | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Jono Voyce | Gaffer |
| Writing | Olya Booyar | Script Consultant |
| Editing | Alexander McGhee | Editor |
| Crew | Orysia Spinner | Choreographer |
| Production | Bina Bhattacharya | Producer |
| Production | Jason Reyes | Extras Casting |
| Directing | Bina Bhattacharya | Director |
