Candy

Year: 2006
Country: Australia
Director: Neil Armfield
Cast: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush
Genre: drama, romance
Runtime: 116 min.
Age: 18+

This story is a narration from an Australian man who falls in love with two kinds of Candy: a woman of the same name and heroin. The narrator changes from a smart-aleck to someone trying to find a vein to inject, while Candy changes from an actress, call girl, streetwalker, and then a madwoman. Starting in Sydney, the two eventually end up in Melbourne to go clean, but they fail. This leads them to turn to finding money and heroin, while other posessions and attachments become unimportant.

Awards & Festivals:

Berlin Film Festival - participation
Australian Film Institute - Best Adapted Screenplay
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards - Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor
Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films - Best Actor