another nova experience

maybe you've heard of this aussie film ... maybe you haven't ... but it's certainly one to watch!

fuck... i felt like a turd not knowing this shit happens right under our noses... and in MELBOURNE!!! arghhh.... the whole time ...

"ive been there ... i know where that is..."

anyways ... this film, which has been independently financed (mostly) and now distributed is a powerful and often confronting look at the underground sex trafficking ring in australia.

now... this film had some things that really annoyed me... but mostly i was inspired and pretty amazed. like, for example... there's a detention centre in maribyrnong ... like, right around the corner from where i work... where people like these girls are kept!!! mmm don't like that!!!

basically this woman comes to MELB to look for her daughter that she thinks may have been caught up in prostitution. she meets ashley, average girl and they begin a journey that will change both of their lives...

let's review!

didnt like emma lung's attempt at being asian... i mean, she's half like me ... but the accent in the beginning was slightly offensive and cliche ... but in the end i was pretty convinced and i was actually very happy with her performance.

also ... asian drug dealer/bad guy???

hello???

aren't there any other roles for us to play? it's either drug dealer/criminal/computer nerd/science tech/border security cast member!!! ... carol will testify that i got all 'high-horsey' and a little angry about that topic ...

let's see more POWERFUL ASIAN WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT!!!

mmm maybe that's too much to ask. but, we have to start somewhere. cant we pick on another race/ethnicity???

saskia burmeister ... was bloody amazing!!! better than the others, i thought she really nailed the russian accent. certainly a LONG way since her role in "hating alison ashley"

putting all the bad/negative things aside for this movie... i was pretty moved ... (not as much as the 50 y.o audience i was watching it with who were groaning and gasping at every "shocking" element) and i actually felt pretty uplifted that there are some people in the australian industry who are making socially aware/got some balls kinda films!!!

director/writer- dee mclachlan

it runs at a great pace and is not overly explicit in its detail. being shot on HD video, every detail is captured with authenticity. music is also impressive and emotional. and it's based on court transcripts and official documents! cant argue with that.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE IN IT'S 10 DAY RELEASE!!!