Unfinished Sky

Official selection Toronto International Film Festival 2007, Contemporary World Cinema

Official selection Pusan International Film Festival 2007

Voted #1 film at Brisbane International Film Festival 2007

Best Film Award winner at Method Filmfestival, 2008

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When Tahmeena stumbles onto John’s isolated farm, he has no choice but to take her in. An illegal  refugee, she’s been badly beaten and speaks no English. While John’s not inclined to welcome visitors, he’s even less inclined to involve the police.

As they communicate through signs, pictures and a gradual understanding of each other’s language, John and Tahmeena both begin to recover their faith in themselves and their trust in humanity.

Tahmeena brings the homestead back to life, reopening John’s eyes to the beauty of his land. In return, John tries to track down the daughter Tahmeena sent ahead from war-ravaged Afghanistan.

With renewed confidence, they step out of the sanctuary of the farm, but in doing so, reveal themselves to the violent criminals who’ve been looking for Tahmneena.

Unfinished Sky is a powerful, poetic and sensual love story that peels away layers of hurt and mistrust to reveal the beauty of freedom, hope and choice.

Produced in association with IdtV Film (Netherlands)

Writer/Director:       Peter Duncan (Children of the Revolution, Passion, Little Bit of

                                                    Soul, Hell has Harbour Views)

Exec. Producers:     San Fu Maltha and Mark Overett

Producers:              Cathy Overett and Anton Smit

Co-Producers:         Tom Hoffie and Hanneke Niens

Cast:                      William McInnes (Look Both Ways)

                              Monic Henrickx  (The Moving True Story of A Woman Ahead of

                                                       Her Time)

DOP:                       Robert Humphreys                       

Status:                    Complete

Budget                    $AUD4.3m

Production:              2007

Sales:                     Fortissimo Films

Distribution:             Palace Films (Aust/NZ), A Film (Benelux), Queen Imperial

                              PTE Limited (Indonesia)    

Reviews for Unfinished Sky

'4 Stars.'
David Stratton – ABC’s At The Movies

'4 Stars... [a] beguiling puzzle of the heart.'
Sandra Hall – Sydney Morning Herald

‘Simply flawless…a masterpiece’.
Paul Fischer, Dark Horizons

'It's the delicate love story that lingers.'
Margaret Pomeranz, ABC's At the Movies

'Finely crafted meller.'
Variety

'Anchored by two outstanding performances, Unfinished Sky is an engaging and intriguing drama. It is engaging for its characters and intriguing for its unpredictable story.'

Andrew L Urban, Urban Cinefile

'A lyrical and sensual story... a moving story of the human spirit that stirs our compassion.’
London Australian Film Festival

'With exceptional cinematography, great narrative sense and strong performances elicited from his cast, director Peter Duncan has crafted a complex and engrossing drama.'
Toronto International Film Festival

'Set against the rural beauty of south east Queensland, Unfinished Sky is a superbly layered drama, with a surprising, emotional and thrilling climax that keeps you on the edge of your seat and tugs at your heart. My husband, Ken and I really enjoyed it. We felt like Margaret Pomerance and David Strattan and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. It's a really good film and, even better, it's Australian - a must see.'

Elizabeth Joyce, RN, Shoalhaven District Hospital in The Lamp newsletter of the NSW Nurses Association