Life is a 1996 Australian film about life in a section of a prison reserved for those infected with HIV.Life at New Zealand Film Festival Retrieved 13 November 2012"Interview with Lawrence Johnston", Signet, 30 October 1998 . Retrieved 19 November 2012
Plot Hot-tempered former nightclub bouncer, Des (John Brumpton), is a new prison inmate. He tests positive for AIDS, which he attributes to contracting from club stripper Sharon (Belinda McClory). He is sent to 'T2', the segregated HIV positive section, to help keep the virus at bay. His new cellmate Ralph (David Treddinick) is dying fairly quickly and blames a blood transfusion for his illness, while inmate Snakey (Robert Morgan) is watching his lover Jimmy slowly die.
The film explores the interactions between the afflicted patients of different backgrounds and ages, the emotional conflict regarding their unresolved pasts, and their fears about mortality and a future that may never come.
Cast John Brumpton as Des David Tredinnick as Ralph Libby Tanner as Jane Robert Morgan as Snakey Belinda McClory as Sharon Noel Jordan as Timmy Ian Scott as Officer Berwick Luke Elliot as Wayne Jeff Kovski as Chooki Peta Doodson as Officer Amy Tony Nikolakopoulos as Prison Officer
Background John Brumpton (who also starred) co-wrote the film with Lawrence Johnston. It was based on Brumpton's play It Ain't Rehabilitation It's Containment, which was previously staged at Melbourne's La Mama in 1991, to sold out audiences.
Accolades Year Recipient Award Category Result Ref.1996 Life 1996 Toronto International Film Festival International Critics' Prize Sid Adilman, "Journey gets top filmfest award". Toronto Star, 16 September 1996. Life Cinemedia Greg Tepper Award Life / John Brumpton Australian Film Institute Awards Best Adapted Screenplay John Brumpton Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role and Robert Morgan Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Life Australian Film Institute Awards Best Achievement in Editing
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