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Fish Out of Water
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Fish Out of Water

2008-07-18 · 9 min · Not rated

Comedy · Drama

Fish Out of Water manages to unfurl its light-hearted tale of young man and the sea, without a word of dialogue. Avoiding the morning traffic jams, our man (Nick Dunbar) finds peace by rowing each day to work in the city. But when a seductive blonde unexpectedly enters the picture, he finds his morning boat ride heading in unexpected directions. Directed by Lala Rolls (Land of My Ancestors), Fish Out of Water was invited to play in the 2005 NZ Film Festival, plus another 10 overseas fests. Victoria Kelly composes the brass and banjo-inflected soundtrack.

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Directors
Lala Rolls
Production companies
Deep End Productions
Countries
New Zealand
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nick DunbarNick DunbarThe Rowing Man
Angela GreenThe Fishing Girl
Justine CooperThe Siren
Macgregor CameronThe Man with the Elephant Tie
James AshcroftJames AshcroftThe Yuppie
Stella Munn-BieringaThe Teenager
Dorothy Anne BonnerThe Elderly Neighbour #1
Don LangridgeThe Elderly Neighbour #2

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