He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
Aug 30 2001
•2h 47m
•Comedy
A search for love, meaning and bathroom solitude. Danny goes through a series of shared housing experiences in a succession of cities on the east coast of Australia. Together these vignettes form a narrative that is surprisingly reflective.
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Noah Taylor
Danny
Emily Hamilton
Sam
Romane Bohringer
Anya
Alex Menglet
Taylor
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