Praise
1999, English. Directed by John Curran.
Loving puts your heart at risk
Gordon, a 25-year-old chain-smoking asthmatic who unhappily works at a Brisbane bottle shop, moves into a run-down residential hotel. He becomes embroiled in a romance with Cynthia, a former co-worker who suffers from eczema and low self-esteem. Gordon and Cynthia occupy themselves with drink, drugs, sex, and Scrabble. A love triangle arises when Gordon's former love, Rachel, comes back into his life.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 22 April 1999
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Andrew McGahan
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Praise runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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What movies are like Praise?
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Who directed Praise?
Praise (1999) was directed by John Curran and stars Peter Fenton, Sacha Horler, Joel Edgerton.