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Original title

Life

Year

1996

Running time

85 min.

Country

Australia

Director

Lawrence Johnston

Screenwriter

John Brumpton, Lawrence Johnston

Cast

Music

John Clifford White

Cinematography

Mandy Walker

Producer

Rough Trade Pictures

Genre

Drama | AIDS. Prison Drama

Synopsis

Set within an Australian prison in a section reserved for AIDS-infected inmates, this moving but unsentimental drama, centers on the friendship and bonding that goes on between the afflicted patients. Former nightclub bouncer Des is the newest prisoner in the HIV block. He says he got the disease from Sharon, a club stripper. His new cellmate Ralph blames a blood transfusion for his illness. As Des (who is also epileptic) begins to get to know Ralph and the others, the story moves between present and past, before he was convicted. In the present, Des has trouble with a particularly cruel guard, Berwick. Other acquaintances include the tragic Snakey who watches his lover Jimmy slowly die. Ralph is also dying fairly quickly. The flashback scenes deal with Des' relationship to Sharon and Ralph's relationship with his girl friend Jane.

Awards: 1996: Festival Toronto: FIPRESCI Award

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Life

1996

Lawrence Johnston