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Lucky Miles

Australian

| thu 04 sept | 3.15pm | cinema 1

Director/writer - Michael James Rowland

It's 1990 and an Indonesian fishing boat abandons Iraqi and Cambodian refugees in a remote part of Western Australia.

Whilst most are quickly caught by officials, three men with nothing in common but their misfortune and determination escape arrest and begin an epic journey into the heart of Australia.

Pursued by an army reservist unit, our three heroes wander deeper into the desert, desperately searching for civilization amongst the stones of the Pilbara.

Lucky Miles is a bittersweet comedy about distance, difference and dud maps. Based on a collection of true stories.