Angst (2000 film)

Angst
Angst
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daniel Nettheim
Written by	Anthony O'Connor
Produced by	Jonathon Green
Starring	Sam Lewis; Jessica Napier; Justin Smith; Abi Tucker;
Cinematography	Tristan Milani
Edited by	Martin Connor
Music by	David Thrussell
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release date	31 August 2000;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	A $58,850 (Australia)

Angst is a 2000 black comedy directed by Daniel Nettheim and starring Sam Lewis, Jessica Napier, Justin Smith and Abi Tucker. It was written by Anthony O'Connor. It was shot in and around Sydney, Australia. The film was released in Australian theatres on 31 August 2000.

Plot

Angst tells the story of a group of horror film devotees living in Sydney's King's Cross. There is Dean (Sam Lewis), a cynical, sexually frustrated video store employee with a bad case of unresolved love. Then there are his flatmates Ian (Justin Smith) and Jade (Jessica Napier) - Ian works in an adult bookstore, waiting for his break as a stand-up comedian, whereas Jade does not work at all, content to smoke pot and watch videos while she can still get away with it. Wandering into the characters' lives is street kid Mole (Luke Lennox), who challenges Jade's lifestyle by stealing the trio's trusty VCR, and the alluring May (Abi Tucker), a goth chick on whom Dean develops an over-the-counter crush.

Cast

Sam Lewis as Dean
Jessica Napier as Jade
Justin Smith as Ian
Abi Tucker as May
Luke Lennox as Mole
Lara Cox as Heather
Emmanuel Marshall as Simon
Johnathan Devoy as Logan
Paul Zebrowski as Steve
Celia Ireland as Case Worker
Joel McIlroy as Chook

Reception

ABC's Julie Rigg described the production as a "sweetly enjoyable film which almost works".^[1]

Box office

Angst took $58,850 at the box office in Australia,^[2] which is equivalent to $73,318 in 2009 dollars.

Awards

2000 - Won Australian Screen Sound Guild for Best Achievement in Sound for Sound Effects Editing for a Feature Film
2000 - Won IF Awards for Best Music
2000 - Nominated IF Awards for Best Sound Design

References

^ Rigg, Julie. "Angst (review)". Arts Today. ABC. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.

External links

Angst official website (requires flash)
Angst at Oz Movies
Angst at IMDb
Angst at the National Film and Sound Archive

[1] Rigg, Julie. "Angst (review)". Arts Today. ABC. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

[2] "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.

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