29 Aug 2000
The Man Who Cried
A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.
The Tender Hook
Love is a prize and the winner takes all.
The story is about Iris's rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath, and Art, an earnest young boxer. Within the flawed moral landscape, each character struggles to establish their sovereignty.
Top Billed Cast
Rose Byrne Iris
Hugo Weaving McHeath
Matthew Le Nevez Art Walker (as Matt Le Nevez)
Tyler Coppin Donnie
John Batchelor Ronnie
Pia Miranda Daisy
Kuni Hashimoto Hackett
Luke Carroll Alby O'Shea
Andrew Nolte The Subjects Trumpet
Daniel Potts The Subjects Bass
Chris Wood The Subjects Banjo
Braydon Chlow The Subjects Drummer
John Lakos Art's Corner Man
Brendan Guerin Mike Flynn
Don Bridges Greyhound Eddie
Graham Murray Referee #1
Kodi Smit-McPhee Jimmy
Bob Murdoch Roy
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