Face to Face September 2012

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Press Kit -- Draft #22A

Press contact: Linda Brown / [email protected]

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Synopsis

Ten Australians from diverse backgrounds sit down to determine the fate of a violent young man.

From Australia’s most acclaimed playwright, David Williamson, a moving and powerful film about lies, betrayal, sex and bullying in the workplace.

A young construction worker rams into the back of his boss’s Jaguar in a fit of anger at being sacked. Rather than fronting court, he’s given the chance to explain his actions in a community conference.

This face-to-face confrontation between the young man, his boss, his boss's wife, coworkers, best mate and mother, lifts the lid not only on his dysfunctional life but also on their workplace dirty laundry, turning all of their lives upside down. Face To Face stars a stellar ensemble cast led by Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton and and is directed by (Angel Baby).

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DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT - Michael Rymer

Be warned, this is a little movie, with big ideas. With all the strife in the world, human nature being what it is, and history not really offering any positive examples, I’ve often wondered if there’s any way out.

When I see the terrible violence that’s inflicted on one generation against their enemies, ensuring the next generation will dish out the same in kind. I just look at neighbors and work colleagues and wonder, “If we can’t get past these smaller grudges and animosities, what hope do we have for the bigger ones?”

I came upon this when an old friend was trying to explain this revolutionary work he was doing – he then emailed me a copy of a play that David Williamson had written on this very material. When I read the play, I laughed, I cried – I couldn’t believe that I could ever care so much about such an ordinary scenario. I said to my friend “This is really amazing, but the ending’s a bit hard to believe. There’s no way these things work out so... completely.” My friend responded, “Actually, they almost always do. And if not so completely, at least the individuals take away some new personal skills and understanding”. “But if this really works, then you’ve cracked the way to solve global conflicts.” My friend shrugged humbly, “That’s what we’re hoping, yes.”

Here is a system that actually works. By systematically exposing each person to one other and forcing them to see the consequences and effects of their actions, the characters are able to transcend their own subjective view, and understand that they are part of a “tribe” where everyone’s actions affect everyone else.

I grew up watching David Williamson movies, Don’s Party, The Club, Traveling North, Gallipoli, Emerald City, and this particular play, Face to Face, I believe, is one of his best. Using real cases, David somehow transmuted this wonderfully raw, real material into an almost perfectly structured play that unfolds with enough twists, reversals, and surprises to fill three movies. He has created a gallery of characters that are so real, so recognizable, yet never stereotypical or pat.

The paradigm for a picture like this is Twelve Angry Men: a film I first saw in high school. Twelve guys in a room, but with some great, great acting and blocking, you never feel claustrophobic, because you’re seeing a great story unfold, well told.

We’ve opened up the play, with flashbacks to the key events – but we want to keep the focus on what’s happening psychologically. But I’ve resisted going too far, because I want to preserve the pressure-cooker intensity necessary for these characters to open up. This is a film that demands the camera go from face to face – the landscapes of this film are the actor’s faces – the special effects are the emotions rippling across their eyes and mouths. Not all films have to be the

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The people who showed up for Kenny and The Castle will come to see an Australian film about authentic Australians. In the international market, I see round the festivals, markets and art houses, that there’s an increasing appetite for stories that don’t rely on sensationalism, prurient excesses and gimmicks. But our real hope for this film is that, like Twelve Angry Men, Face to Face will have a long life in Law Schools, Civics Classes, high schools and community centers around the world. And who knows?

Maybe a small movie can change big things.

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IN THE NEWS

FILM REVIEW: Santa Barbara Festival Winner 'Face to Face' Is Feisty, Engaging By Todd McCarthy The Bottom Line Feisty and engaging Australian indie will win over virtually all audiences it will find. The Australian indie -- which starts out as a simple case of a wild youth's violence but soon reveals a far deeper set of ills -- grabs the audience's attention at the outset and never lets up. Everyone's dirty laundry gets raised up the flagpole in Face to Face, a bristling little Australian indie that lands its many punches with pungent power. Within the format of a community conference -- an Australian technique of airing differences with the hope that reconciliation can avoid official legal proceedings -- what seems like a simple case of a wild youth's violence fans out to expose a far deeper and comprehensive set of ills. Winner of the Santa Barbara Film Festival's independent feature award, this smartly enacted issues drama snaps the audience to attention from the outset and never lets up, suggesting that an enterprising distributor could make this click in a variety of formats, from limited theatrical runs to VOD and cable. International festivals, especially those partial to low-budget independent fare and cater to local more than industry audiences, should take note. Originally written as a play "based on actual case notes" by Oz's top veteran dramatist and screenwriter, David Williamson (Gallipoli, Don's Party, The Year of Living Dangerously), Face to Face gathers 10 people in a single room to consider the fate of Wayne (Luke Ford), a volatile working class kid who, as the first of a series of flashbacks reveals, recently followed his boss Greg (Vince Colosimo) up the latter's

5 driveway and deliberately rammed his pickup into the rear of Greg's Jag, doing damage to both the car and man. That Greg, who runs a scaffolding construction company, had just sacked the Wayne may be the reason but it is no excuse for the mayhem, and the fact that Wayne seems like an impulsive dolt from the start makes the case look pretty simple. However, it doesn't take long for the deceptively mild-mannered mediator, Jack (Matthew Newton), to coax Greg's employes Richard (Christopher Connelly), Hakim (Robert Rabiah), Julie (Laura Gordon) and Therese (Ra Chapman) to reveal the nasty ways they had all been toying with the gullible guy, which in turn opens the floodgates for them to spill a litany of workplace grievances about Greg, who suddenly seems to be the one on trial, not Wayne. This pivot, taking place in close quarters with the opposing parties sitting across from one another, reminds of the classic of this format devoted to revealing different perspectives within a group proceeding, Twelve Angry Men. At the point when Greg is bombarded from all sides, it seems that the piece's motivations have switched rails from the strictly dramatic to a lynch-the-rich exercise in class warfare, especially when he's attacked for running a non-union shop. But while a current of anti-capitalist bile runs underneath the entire proceedings, Williamson's text, neatly adapted by director Michael Rymer (Angel Baby, In Too Deep), spares no one, from the attractive secretary Julie, who has strung Wayne along as a gag enjoyed by everyone else, to Wayne's supportive mate Barry (Josh Saks), who is reprimanded for doing his buddy no favors for standing up for no matter what idiocy his friend might perpetrate. Greg's wife (Sigrid Thornton) and Wayne's mum (Lauren Clair) also get pulled far deeper into the muck than they would have imagined. In some ways, the resolution conference resembles a more polite and constructive form of Court TV or The Jerry Springer Show, in which the participants are encouraged to let it all out. The real-life hope here is that everyone will kiss and make up, figuratively speaking, and it's to Rymer's credit that he makes the repeated apologies and conciliatory hugs as funny as they are. One wonders how often this sort of conference actually works and whether it would be possible in a more polarized and socially and racially mixed society such as the U.S. But it is eye-opening and has here been made the stuff of very lively drama. Performances are sharp down the line and the film, which was shot in 12 days with the new DSLR camera equipment, has a bold look and is never claustrophobic.

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Interviews with Director Michael Rymer

YouTube – On camera interview and feature on Michael Rymer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjnbD-O5UgQ

Inside Film Magazine – Feature on Michael Rymer http://if.com.au/2011/07/27/article/HQZJJMZAFC.html

Inside Reel - Feature on Michael Rymer from SBIFF http://insidereel.com/2011/03/09/ir-raw-interview-rymer-face-to-face-2011-santa- barbara-intl-film-festival/

Film Reviews – Feature on Michael Rymer http://www.filmreviews.net.au/2011/09/face-to-face-%E2%80%93michael-rymer- interview/

The FACE TO FACE Characters

Greg Baldoni (Vince Colosimo) - Runs the Baldoni scaffolding/construction company. He is the well-off, charismatic businessman who hired Wayne Travers and fired him, leading to Travers ramming his car in his driveway, hurting Baldoni in the process. Vince Colosimo is entirely convincing as the cheap, hard-working boss, upset by the incident and seeking retribution.

Wayne Travers (Luke Ford) - A volatile working class kid, who shows his violent side when he rams Greg’s car and verbally threatens and abuses him. Wayne, uneducated and naïve, acts in a childlike manner, adding to everyone’s frustration. Luke Ford is brilliant as this mumbling, self-defeating boy who has essentially been abused in the workplace.

Jack Manning (Matthew Newton) - The deceptively mild-mannered mediator, who orchestrates the mediation between opposing parties. Jack is highly organized, very professional and highly efficient at extracting every bit of information available. Matthew Newton is well matched to this character and delivers humorous lines brilliantly.

Claire Baldoni (Sigrid Thornton) - Greg’s somewhat bored, naïve wife. Although forgiving and warm-hearted, she can be fiery. Sigrid Thornton plays a very convincing scorned wife and her performance is world class.

Therese Martin (Ra Chapman) - The quiet accountant is angry with Greg for using company money unlawfully and unhappy about breaking the law to cover 7 for him. She comes into her own as she expresses her anger at working for the unethical scaffolding company. Highly deserving of the award won for her performance, Ra Chapman is exhilarating as the sensitive but sensible Therese.

Maureen Travers (Lauren Clair) - Wayne’s mum, whose secrets are revealed as the story progresses. Highly protective of Wayne, she has had difficult times and relies on her son for support. Lauren Clair is superb as the hard-strung mother of Wayne.

Richard Halligan (Christopher Connelly) - The protective co-worker, who unfortunately felt the full force of Wayne’s violent anger, but is still protective of the boy in the end. Loyal and understanding, this co-worker has a high tolerance level however seemingly follows the pack. Christopher Connelly plays this understanding, loyal character wonderfully.

Julie Rossiter (Laura Gordon) - The flirtatious and attractive secretary, who has strung Wayne along as a gag enjoyed by everyone else, and is an accomplice to Wayne’s abuse and Claire’s unhappiness. This unhappy character comes to life through Laura Gordon.

Hakim Slimon (Robert Rabiah) - The leader of the pack… A ‘man’s man’ character who orchestrates Wayne’s downfall by arranging pranks and giving instructions for misleading him…. Robert Rabiah portrays the ultimate tattooed Australian construction worker.

Barry McLean (Josh Saks) – Wayne’s local friend, defending him until the end. Josh Saks reveals a deeper understanding into his friend’s life.

ABOUT THE CAST

VINCE COLOSIMO (Greg Baldoni) is one of Australia’s most recognized and celebrated leading actors. Throughout his extensive and successful career in theatre, television and film dating back to the early 80’s, he has proven himself to be one of our best.

With a Best Supporting Actor AFI Award in 2002 for his performance in the highly successful feature film Lantana, Vince acquired a feature role in the internationally acclaimed Chopper.

Vince first came to the public’s attention in the feature films Street Hero and Moving Out which earned him an AFI Award nomination for Best Actor, and a

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Sydney Film Critics Circle Award for Best New Talent. He won the Empire Award for Best Actor for his role in Walking on Water in 2003 and has also appeared in the features The Hard Word, The Nugget, Take Away, Opal Dream and the 2006 Project Greenlight feature, Solo.

In 2009, Vince was seen in Ridley Scott’s Body Of Lies alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and appeared opposite , , and Claudia Karvan in Daybreakers directed by .

LUKE FORD is a young actor on the rise both nationally and internationally. His Australian feature credits include an AFI award-winning role in “The Black Balloon,” the 2008 Berlin Film Festival Crystal Award winner starring Toni Collette and directed by , and a lead role in “Kokoda,” directed by Alister Grierson. Luke also appeared in “The Junction Boys.” Luke’s US debut was “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” for Universal in which Luke played the dashing archaeologist son and heir-apparent of Brendan Fraser’s character “Rick O’Connell.” In 2009, he completed production in the award winning Porchlight feature Animal

Kingdom, which won the World Cinema Jury Prize at the

2010 Sundance Film Festival.

NIDA graduate MATTHEW NEWTON (Jack Manning) first starred in the film adaptation of the novel Looking For Alibrandi, followed by My Mother Frank, The Bet, Bitter and Twisted, Blurred and The Great Raid.

His international roles include the American science fiction show Farscape (2001), and the 2002 feature Queen of the Damned.

In 2004, Matthew stepped behind the camera, writing, directing and starring in his first feature film, Right Here, Right Now, and winning Best Film at the Rebelfest International Film Festival in 2006. In 2009, he followed up with Three Blind Mice which made its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the Critics Prize at the 2008 London Film Festival.

His list of television credits includes Changi (a role which won him a Silver Logie Award nomination), Thank God You’re Here, Stupid, Stupid Man, The Surgeon and : A Tale of Two Cities.

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SIGRID THORNTON (Claire Baldoni) is one of Australia’s leading and best loved actresses. She has starred in many television, film and theatre productions that are now regarded as milestones in the Australian industry.

Notably she has performed on-stage to sold-out audiences across Australia in The Blue Room, in addition to taking the lead in the popular ABC series Sea Change.

Sigrid’s leading roles in The Man From Snowy River and the highly successful mini-series All The Rivers Run resulted in one of the first US network series roles created for an Australian actress in the popular western series Paradise. Other credits include The Lighthorsemen, 1915, Snapshot, The Last Outlaw, Getting Of Wisdom, Slate, Wyn & Me, FJ Holden, the mini-series The Boy In The Bush, Whipping Boy, The Far Country and Great Expectations – The Untold Story. Most recently Sigrid played the role of Desiree in the production of .

CHRISTOPHER CONNELLY (Richard Halligan) originally from Adelaide, has worked extensively in stage, television and film. Film credits include Queen of the Damned, Angel Baby, Kill and Unfinished Business. TV credits include Stingers, , Good Guys Bad Guys, Neighbours and The Adventures of Lano and Woodley.

Chris has collaborated with refugees and people from developing countries and was the co-founder of the Maya Shakti drama school/company in Sri Lanka.

RA CHAPMAN (Therese Martin) was born in Pusan, Korea and was raised in Australia. One of her most memorable stage roles was in the UK for Volpone. TV credits include City Homicide, Race Relations, Slide and Woodley.

Ra recently filmed Australian feature Birthday and was the recipient of Best Actress award for her portrayal of Therese in Face To Face at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2011.

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LAUREN CLAIR (Maureen Travers) is currently appearing in the BBC/Henson/Sticky Pictures production Me and My Monsters. She previously worked on feature films Moonlite and Matching Jack, as well as television shows City Homicide, All Saints and Carla Cametti PD.

Nominated for a Logie for her work on Underbelly, Lauren has appeared in many theatre productions, including Buried Child, Shopping and F$$king and over twenty Shakespeare productions throughout her career.

LAURA GORDON (Julie Rossiter) made her international debut in the fifth installment of the Saw franchise. Her other feature credits include Five moments of Infidelity, Tom While and short film Apricot, which was the winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at the inaugural 2010 Vimeo Festival in New York. Her television credits include the current season of the ABC drama Bed of Roses, City Homicide, Legend of the Seeker, Underbelly, Scooter Secret Agent and Blue Heelers. In 2011, Laura will be seen in the ABC comedy series Twenty Something and star in the upcoming season of ‘Apologia’ for the Theatre Company.

ROPBERT RABIAH (Hakim Slimon) has been working in the film and TV industry for over 14 years. Widely credited as an accomplished character actor, he has appeared in productions ranging from Chopper, Under the Radar and Underbelly, to a regular on Neighbors, Stingers and Blue- Heelers.

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RICHARD SUTHERLAND (Wayne’s father) has appeared on stage playing the role of Joe Byrne in Kelly’s Reign, Janis in Testosterone, Robert De Niro in De Niro - Behind the Mask and himself in Puppetry of the Penis. Richard’s film roles include Officer Manning in Red Hill, Brady in Playing for

Charlie, Nick the Mod in Square One, Brad in Murial’s

Wedding and Roscoe in Metal Skin. On television he has played leading roles in Rush, Killing Time, City Homicide, Tangle, Dirt Game, McLeod’s Daughters, Stingers, Blue Heelers, The Man From Snowy River, Halifax f.p. Police Rescue, Home and Away, and the mini-series Sins – Envy.

JOSH SAKS Face to Face is Josh’s feature film debut. At the completion of his acting training, he performed in An Ideal Husband at the Culver City Public Theatre, an adaptation of The Outsider, and on the TV series Rush.

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The Creative Team

MICHAEL RYMER- WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER

A native of Melbourne, Michael Rymer made his Australian feature film directorial debut with his screenplay Angel Baby, a tale of two schizophrenics who fall in love and try to live on their own. The film, which stars John Lynch and Jacqueline MacKenzie, premiered at Sundance in 1996 and earned seven AFI awards including Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Screenplay as well as Best Actor and Actress, along with four Australian Film Critics Circle Awards, and the Human Rights award.

Michael has also directed ’s In Too Deep starring Omar Epps, L.L. Cool J. and Nia Long and Warner Bros. Queen of the Damned starring Stuart Townsend and Aaliyah and experimental improvisational features

Allie and Me, and Perfume with Jeff Goldblum, Paul Sorvino, Michelle Williams,

Michelle Forbes, Michelle Monahan, Jared Harris and Rita Wilson.

DAVID WILLIAMSON- WRITER, PRODUCER

David Williamson is Australia’s best-known screenwriter and playwright. His original screenplays include Gallipoli, directed by and starring .

He also wrote the screenplays for Eliza Fraser, Phar Lap and the screen adaptation of The Year of Living Dangerously, again for director Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt.

Most recently, he co-wrote Balibo, starring Anthony Lapaglia. Of his own plays, David has adapted several for the screen including The Removalists, Stork, Don’s Party, The Club, and most recently,

Face to Face. His film awards include several Writers’ Guild AWGIE Awards, four AFI Awards, an Oxford Film Festival Award, Sydney Film Critics Circle Award, all for Best Screenplay, a New York Christopher Award, and, in 1996, the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award.

In 2005 he received the AWGIE Richard Lane Award for Services to the Australian Writers’ Guild. David has been named one of Australia’s National Living Treasures.

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DENNYS ILIC – CINEMATOGRAPHER

Dennys Ilic is best known for moody, soulful celebrity portraiture. He first gained notoriety with his portraits of Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003. From there he was enlisted by Warner Bros. Pictures to photograph Daniel Radcliffe. Other projects include a series of portraits of the hugely talented Californication and 24 star Callum Rennie, Ford’s Supermodel of the World and Actress , Apocalypto star Rudy Youngblood and Sigrid Thornton.

After filming the low budget horror film Reign in Darkness, which garnered him an award from the Society of Cinematographers, he went on to shoot one of the first HD major motion pictures in Bollywood, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!

SASHA DYLAN BELL – Editor

Sasha Dylan Bell has edited everything from drama and documentary to trailers and music videos. He has worked with such renowned directors as Michael Rymer, Rod Hardy (December Boys), Paul Goldman (Australian Rules) and Craig Baxley (Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital), cutting for numberous companies including Screentime, Palace Films, Clemenger, BBDO, Lonely Planet TV, SapientNitro, 1440 Productions and Jam TV / McGuire Media. Bell has also edited for such popular Australian artists as Ross Wilson, Xavier Rudd, TZU, Diafrix, True Live and Blue King Brown.

A committee member of the Australian Screen Editors Guild (ASE), Bell has won several awards, including the Lemac Award for Excellence and the Crew Member of the Year Award for his continued work with Melbourne production company 1440 Productions.

RICHARD GIBBS- MUSIC

Richard Gibbs received a bachelor’s degree in classical composition from Berklee College of Music, and was a touring keyboardist for the likes of Robert Palmer, , Tom Jones and .

Richard has scored more than 50 movies that have taken, in total, more than $1billion in box office receipts worldwide, including Dr. Dolittle, Say Anything, Queen of the Damned, and 10 Things I Hate About You.

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He has produced records for , Eisley, , as well as having scored many hit TV series, among them , Battlestar Galactica, and Muppets Tonight.

FACE TO FACE AWARDS

Winner: Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2011 Winner: Best Movie, Monaco Film Festival, 2011 Winner: Best Ensemble Cast, Monaco Film Festival 2011 Winner: Best Screenplay, Best Costume Design; Third Place: Feature Film, Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival, 2011 Winner: Best International Feature, First Glance Film Festival Hollywood, 2011 Winner: Gold Kahuna Award, Honolulu International Film Festival, 2011-07-04 Winner: Best Director, Best Actor: Vince Colossimo, Best Actress: Ra Chapman, Newport Beach International Film Festival, 2011-07-04 Winner: Golden Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival, 2011 Winner: Best Feature Film Screenplay, Amsterdam Film Festival, 2011 Winner: Best Narrative Feature, Berkshire International Film Festival, 2011 Runner Up: Audience Award, Sedona International Film Festival, 2011

FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Amsterdam Film Festival, 2011 Berkshire International Film Festival, 2011 Daytona Beach Film Festival, 2011 Las Vegas Film Festival, 2011 Long Island Film Festival, 2011 Manhattan Film Festival, 2011 Marbella Film Festival, 2011 Palm Beach International Film Festival, 2011 Puerto Rico International Film Festival, 2011 San Antonio Film Festival, 2011 The Film Festival of Colorado, 2011 Vail International Film Festival, 2011

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In The News

“Face to Face is that rare film which grabs a hold of you at the beginning and doesn’t let go till the end. It is an amazing piece of cinema – riveting, thought-provoking, transformative. Only once or twice a year do I see such a film – and this year that film is Face to Face.”

Michael Moore

“Everyone’s dirty laundry gets raised up the flagpole in Face to Face, a bristling little Australian indie that lands its many punches with pungent power. Within the format of a community conference – an Australian technique of airing differences with the hope that reconciliation can avoid official legal proceedings – what seems like a simple case of a wild youth’s violence fans out to the expose a far deeper and comprehensive set of ills. Winner of the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s independent feature award, this smartly enacted issues drama snaps the audience to attention from the outset and never lets up…”

Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter

“4 STARS, Terrific! A really riveting piece of drama and his cast triumph!”

Margaret Pomeranz, At The Movies, ABC

“5 STARS, An Aussie film that easily slips into my Top Ten Australian Films of All Time. In face Face to Face is so good that if it were an American Film you can guarantee that people would be mentioning its name in the same sentence as the word Oscars”

Dave Griffiths, Buzz Magazine

“4 STARS, An engrossing tale. Vince Colosimo nails his part, Luke Ford – Excellent, Matthew Newton – Perfect. Its Fabulous!”

Richard Wilkins, The Today Show

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“4.5 STARS – Floating between strong tensions and sharp humour, it’s marvelous viewing that will please those who see Australia as a country making world-class films unblemished by the clichés of pop culture. It’s packed with surprises. Every performance is right on the mark. And despite its serious core, it sends us out with warm fuzzies.”

Dougal Macdonald, City News

“A powerful, engaging film that delivers insight and emotional punch… Astringent & Gripping, Face to Face is a triumph.”

Andrew L. Urban, urbancinefile.com.au

“It is the perfect crucible, and of course, nothing is what it seems… Face to Face is an example of the quality that can be achieved when you start with a good script, and stay true… is sure to be one of the best Australian offerings of the year.”

Rebecca Butterworth, Filmink MIFF Coverage

“The film is entirely believable. To such an extent that the momentum, the revelations, the emotions, the perspectives and the performances peel away the layers to find the core of the problems and leave you believing a fair resolution will be achieved.”

LYN MILLS, Times

“Rymer combines crisp, fluid camerawork with a flowing, penetrative script that he adapted from David Williamson’s play. The result is a small-scale character-driven work that stands tall, gliding smoothly between introspective stillness and dramatic fireworks.”

Simon Foster, SBS Film

“The film’s crowning beauty is its fluidity. The conversations, loaded with humorous tilts, entwines back-stories, flashbacks and character motivations until the audience’s initial moral judgements are almost completely upturned.”

Luke Buckmaster, Cinetology

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“My problem with Face to Face is that, hard as I try, I can’t find any flaws. The film opens with a shock, a scene that looks like road rage, but isn’t. From then on, nothing is what it seems, as a cast of variegated characters decides the offender’s fate. I found myself stuck to my armchair waiting for the next Prandello-like unraveling of character. Audience assumptions are built and peeled away, one surprise follows another to reveal identities and relationships. It isn’t easy to maintain pace when the focus is on a small set of men and women sitting in a single room, but Australian Director Michael Rymer has a deft hand. The casting is superb, the attention to detail stunning. Face to Face lived up to its promise – a film as powerful and riveting as 12 Angry Men. Can Rymer’s next effort maintain the momentum?”

Lois Bolton, Monaco Diary & BAM News, Monaco

“One of the most powerful movies of the 21st Century. Movie making at its best” Georges Chamchoum, Artistic & Program Director Monaco Charity Film Festival

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PRODUCTION AND CAST CREDITS

Crew

Directed by MICHAEL RYMER

Screenplay by MICHAEL RYMER

Based on a play by DAVID WILLIAMSON

Produced by LEANNE HANLEY GABRIELLE CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL RYMER DAVID WILLIAMSON

Executive producer NICK ORLOFF

Executive producer KAZ EMANOUEL

Executive producer ROBIN RAMSAY

Associate producer GREG APPS

Cinematography by DENNYS ILIC

Edited by SASHA DYLAN BELL

Casting by GREG APPS, Sydney LORETTA RYMER, Melbourne

Music by RICHARD GIBBS

Supervising sound editor JOHN A. LEVY

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Cast

Greg Baldoni VINCE COLOSIMO

Wayne Travers LUKE FORD

Jack Manning MATTHEW NEWTON

Claire Baldoni SIGRID THORNTON

Therese Martin RA CHAPMAN

Maureen Travers LAUREN CLAIR

Richard Halligan CHRISTOPHER CONNELLY

Julie Rossiter LAURA GORDON

Hakim Slimon ROBERT RABIAH

Barry McLean JOSH SAKS

Young Wayne CALEN MACKENZIE

Nookie GLENN MAYNARD

Mac DOM PHELAN

Stan Travers RICHARD SUTHERLAND

Adrian Baldoni JAMES ROMERIL

Pub Waitress ALICIA ATTWOOD

FILMED IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. FACE TO FACE PRODUCTIONS 2011 © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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