Fish Out of Water

Jul 18, 2008

0h 9m

★ 0.0

Not all sharks are in the sea

Overview

Fish Out of Water manages to unfurl its light-hearted tale of young man and the sea, without a word of dialogue. Avoiding the morning traffic jams, our man (Nick Dunbar) finds peace by rowing each day to work in the city. But when a seductive blonde unexpectedly enters the picture, he finds his morning boat ride heading in unexpected directions. Directed by Lala Rolls (Land of My Ancestors), Fish Out of Water was invited to play in the 2005 NZ Film Festival, plus another 10 overseas fests. Victoria Kelly composes the brass and banjo-inflected soundtrack.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Deep End Productions

Fish Out of Water Trailers

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Cast

The Rowing Man

Nick Dunbar

The Fishing Girl

Angela Green

The Siren

Justine Cooper

The Man with the Elephant Tie

Macgregor Cameron

The Yuppie

James Ashcroft

The Teenager

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