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This small Australian movie takes a look at the harmful effects of drug addiction. The plotline is straightforward — two good-looking young people fall madly in love with each other and heroin. As they progress from Heaven via Earth to Hell, aided by a friendly underground chemist, they slowly become more desperate and ruined as the drugs take over their lives.

106 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language)
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge, Robert Meza-Mont, Tony Martin
Director	Neil Armfield
Screenplay	Neil Armfield, Luke Davies, from his novel
Music	Paul Charlier
Cinematography	Garry Phillips
Editing	Dany Cooper
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2006
Produced by	Film Finance Corporation, Paradigm Hyde Films, Renaissance Films
SA Distributor	Ster-Kinekor

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FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama / romance
Language	Frequently, mild to strong, used abusively
Nudity	Infrequent, discreet with sexual content
Sex	Infrequently implied with no close-up
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	The theme is about the abuse of drugs and its negative results. There is a positive conclusion when the couple decides that their lives together will self-destruct.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith	10
Cape TimesCarina Chocano	10
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal	14
The CitizenLeon van Nierop	16
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	10
International Media
BBC (UK)Jamie Russell	10
Box Office (USA)Kevin Courrier	1
eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman	1
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli	15
Internet (IMDB)856 Netizens	14

Average .. 51%	10

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