Burning Man is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky.
Plot Burning Man tells the story of Tom (Matthew Goode), a British chef in a Bondi restaurant, who seems to have chosen to disobey his boss, and his actions are tolerated by everyone around him. As Tom descends into darkness from a car crash in his Volkswagen, pieces of a different story start to emerge. Every woman around him tries, in different ways, to help Tom put himself back together.
Cast Matthew Goode as Tom Bojana Novakovic as Sarah Essie Davis as Karen Rachel Griffiths as Miriam Kerry Fox as Sally Anthony Hayes as Brian Jack Heanly as Oscar Kate Beahan as Lesley Gia Carides as Carol Marta Dusseldorp as Lisa Robyn Malcolm as Kathryn Garry McDonald as Dr Burgess Daniel Wyllie as Darren
Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.
Fiona Williams of SBS awarded the film four stars out of five, observing that the film is an "experiential kaleidoscope of sex, love, and the numbing nihilism that accompanies a traumatic event." She also notes that "Burning Man manages to bring energy, originality and depth to a storyline that is itself something of a trope: ‘The Cancer Film’."
Accolades Award Category Subject ResultAACTA Award(2nd)Best FilmAndy PatersonJonathan TeplitzkyBest DirectionBest Original ScreenplayBest ActorMatthew GoodeBest Supporting ActressEssie DavisBest CinematographyGarry PhillipsBest EditingMartin ConnorBest SoundDavid LeeGethin CreaghAndrew PlainBest Production DesignSteven Jones-EvansBest Costume DesignLizzy GardinerAustralian Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorMatthew GoodeBest EditingMartin ConnorASE AwardBest Editing in a Feature FilmAustralian Screen Sound Guild AwardBest Sound MixingDavid LeeGethin CreaghAndrew PlainAWGIE AwardFeature Film - OriginalJonathan TeplitzkyFilm Critics Circle of Australia AwardsBest FilmAndy PatersonJonathan TeplitzkyBest DirectorBest ScreenplayBest ActorMatthew GoodeBest ActressBojana NovakovicBest Supporting ActressEssie DavisBest Young ActorJack HeanlyBest CinematographyGarry PhillipsBest EditorMartin ConnorBest Music ScoreLisa GerrardAustralian Screen Music AwardFeature Film Score of the Year
See also Cinema of Australia
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