Feature film | Dramedy | 1999 | Australia | 103 min | English with English subtitles | Directed by Gregor Jordan

This screening will take place at Moviemento.

Synopsis

Nineteen-year-old strip club promoter Jimmy (Heath Ledger) is just scraping by in the red-light district of Sydney. When local crime lord Pando (Bryan Brown) offers him a shot at working for his syndicate, Jimmy jumps at the chance to deliver a costly package. But when Jimmy gets jacked by a couple of kids, he's indebted to the dangerous gangster for $10,000. Running out of time, he schemes to rob a bank to save himself and the beautiful girl he desires (Rose Byrne) from a gruesome demise.

Director’s Bio

Gregor Jordan is an Australian film director, writer and actor. Jordan's films include Two Hands, Buffalo Soldiers, and Ned Kelly. Two Hands won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction and Best Screenplay in 1999.