2024

Tough Love

Family trauma and cyclical violence weave their way into a complicated family triangle in Sydney’s inner-west.

Director

Zoë Dubuc

Runtime

11 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

Unclassified 15+

Family trauma and cyclical violence weave their way into a complicated family triangle in Sydney’s inner-west.

Screening with Australian Shorts:
Cordelia, Daughter Of The Sea (Maddie Grammatopoulos)
The Fix-It Man and The Fix-It Wooman (Nelson Armstrong)
Jason Is My Dad (Ashley Zukerman)
Luna and The Brain Tuna (Aaron Lucas)
Set Menu (Lindsay McDonald)
Unspoken (Damian Walshe-Howling)

Film Credits

Director

Zoë Dubuc

Year

2024

Country

Australia

Language

English & French

Subtitles

English

Type

Fiction & Short

Program Strand

Shorts

Producer

Emilie Ziolkowski

Writer

Zoë Dubuc

Cinematographer

Myles Caroll

Cast

Cai Fox Leplaw, Nicholas Borrott & Marie Gasc

Genre

Drama & Short

Screens As Part Of

Australian Shorts

Celebrating local emerging filmmakers, our Australian Shorts strand highlights innovative and passionate local storytelling.

Runtime

91 minutes

Rating

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