Cedar Boys

Cedar Boys

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Serhat Caradee[1]
Produced by Ranko Markovic, Matthew Dabner, Jeff Purser
Written by Serhat Caradee
Starring Les Chantery
Buddy Dannoun
Waddah Sari
Rachael Taylor
Martin Henderson
Daniel Amalm
Distributed by Hoyts
Release dates
  • 10 June 2009 (2009-06-10) (Sydney)
  • 30 July 2009 (2009-07-30) (Australia)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Budget $1.3M[2]
Box office $204,160

Cedar Boys is a 2009 Australian film about the life of Middle Eastern young adults in Western Sydney, Australia.[3] Written, Directed and co-Produced by Serhat Caradee and produced by Matthew Dabner, Ranko Markovic, Jeff Purser. Cedar Boys had its world premiere at the 2009 Sydney Film Festival. It opened in theatres on 30 July 2009 and was made available on DVD on 7 December 2009. The film has a dedication at the end to Caradee's mother, who died of cancer nineteen days after the film was completed.

The film won the Audience Award during the 56th 2009 Sydney International Film Festival and was nominated for "Best Film" category at the 2009 Kodak Inside Film Awards in Sydney. It was an official selection in many festivals including Vancouver, Chicago, Antalya, Dubai and the 2010 London Australian Film Festival.

Plot

Tarek (Les Chantery) a Lebanese-Australian, living in Sydney's tough western suburbs wants to help his imprisoned older brother, Jamal (Bren Foster) but can't afford the costs. His mate Nabil (Buddy Dannoun), a cleaner persuades Tarek to steal drugs from a drugs depot and their drug dealing friend Sam (Waddah Sari) helps in distribution. Meanwhile, Tarek has met Amie (Rachael Taylor), an Anglo-Australian girl who likes to party and to snort cocaine.

Cast

Film festivals

Accolades

Budget, Reception and Box Office

Cedar Boys cost $1.3M.[2] The film received mixed reviews[5][6] from critics. Cedar Boys grossed $354,160 at the box office in Australia.[7] But did extremely well on the DVD for Sony Home Entertainment, Apple iTunes, VOD markets and has a huge cult following in the suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane due to its outsiders subject matter and multiple screening on Australian television and cable via Showtime and Movie Classics channel.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Caradee/ Cedar Boys at the Internet Movie Database
  2. 1 2 http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/film/features/3013/cedar-boys
  3. ↑ "'Sydney Morning Herald' review of 'Cedar Boys'". Smh.com.au. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  4. ↑ Lovell/ Cedar Boys at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/3497/Cedar-Boys
  6. ↑ "Cedar Boys". The Age. Melbourne. 30 July 2009.
  7. ↑ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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