

The Hard Word
2002-05-30 · 102 min · ★ 5.5
Three fraternal bank robbers, languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.
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- Directors
- Scott Roberts
- Production companies
- Wildheart Films, Alibi Films
- Countries
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Guy PearceDale
Robert TaylorFrank
Rachel GriffithsCarol
Joel EdgertonShane
Damien RichardsonMal
Rhondda FindletonJane
Kate AtkinsonPamela
Vince ColosimoKelly
Paul SonkkilaO'Riordan
Kim GyngellPaul
Dorian NkonoTarzan
Don BridgesDoug
Doug BowlesBill
Greg FleetTony
Nash EdgertonBank Guard
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