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 |
| Editing | Alexander McGhee | Editor |
| Writing | Olya Booyar | Script Consultant |
| Camera | Anne-Sophie Marion | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Gordon Fletcher | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Alex Radovan | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Jono Voyce | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jack Welch | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Joe Bruneteau | Best Boy Electrician |
| Editing | Alexander McGhee | Colorist |
| Art | Alexandra Culliver | Production Design |
| Directing | Emma Gibbons | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kristi Gilligan | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kristian Bruneteau | Key Grip |
| Camera | Carolina Izquierdo | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Declan Reardon | Best Boy Electric |
| Production | Martyn Reyes | Location Manager |
| Camera | Robert C. Morton | Director of Photography |
| Directing | EV Moore | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Courtney Young | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Courtney Young | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Orysia Spinner | Choreographer |
| Directing | Mar'yana Sywak | Co-Director |
| Production | Bina Bhattacharya | Producer |
| Production | Alexander McGhee | Producer |
| Production | EV Moore | Producer |
| Production | Jason Reyes | Extras Casting |
| Sound | Alexander McGhee | Sound |
| Sound | Ruslana Lyzhychko | Songs |
| Production | Drew Andrea | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kylie Thomas | Casting Director |
| Visual Effects | Shannon Pope | Visual Effects |
| Production | Ed Brooks | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Bina Bhattacharya | Director |
