Broken Highway

Story

Synopsis

In this moody black and white drama, very much in the mode of the American "western," but with its own film noir characteristics, a whole town is heaved out of its doldrums when a pair of mysterious strangers come visiting. In the beginning of the film, Angel is traveling with his friend Max on a ship to Honeyfield, a town on the coast of Australia. He is coming home to die. Instead, he dies on board the ship, willing his boots to Angel, and an unopened package to someone called "The Dead Man," in Honeyfield. Also on the ship is a man named Tatts, a far less pleasant personality. When Angel gets off to head into Honeyfield, Tatts decides to follow along unseen. The package, Angel was told, contains something its intended recipient has been looking for without knowing it. On finding the recipient, a mean-spirited old man who is more or less the boss and owner of the town, he learns that the package contains opium.

Director

Laurie McInnes

Writers

Laurie McInnes

Language

English

Country

Australia

Release date

2 June 1993

Budget

$950,000

Box office

$13,000

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Aden Young

  Angel

• 

  David Field

  Tatts

• 

  Bill Hunter

  Wilson

• 

  Claudia Karvan

  Catherine

• 

  Norman Kaye

  Elias Kidd

• 

  William McInnes

  Roger

• Stephen Davis

  Jack

• 

  Dennis Miller

  Max O'Donnell

• 

  Kris McQuade

  Woman

• Peter Settle

  Night Manager

• Ashley Rycen

  Girl at Caravan

• Lachlan McInnes

  Child in Car