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Broken Hill

  • 2009
  • PG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Broken Hill (2009)
Tommy, a gifted teenager composer, dreams of being accepted into the famous Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Unfortunately, a good band is hard to find in the middle of Outback Australia - until a strange incident leads him to a group of talented prison inmates.
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A sheep-rancher's son aspires to win a music conservatory scholarship, but to apply he needs musicians who can play his music. Circumstances lead him to form a band out of prison inmates.A sheep-rancher's son aspires to win a music conservatory scholarship, but to apply he needs musicians who can play his music. Circumstances lead him to form a band out of prison inmates.A sheep-rancher's son aspires to win a music conservatory scholarship, but to apply he needs musicians who can play his music. Circumstances lead him to form a band out of prison inmates.

  • Director
    • Dagen Merrill
  • Writer
    • Dagen Merrill
  • Stars
    • Luke Arnold
    • Alexa PenaVega
    • Rhys Wakefield
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    794
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    • Director
      • Dagen Merrill
    • Writer
      • Dagen Merrill
    • Stars
      • Luke Arnold
      • Alexa PenaVega
      • Rhys Wakefield
    • 8User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Luke Arnold
    Luke Arnold
    • Tommy McAlpine
    Alexa PenaVega
    Alexa PenaVega
    • Kat Rogers
    • (as Alexa Vega)
    Rhys Wakefield
    Rhys Wakefield
    • Scott Price
    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • George McAlpine
    Che Timmins
    Che Timmins
    • Kalai Takalua
    John Clark
    • Maestro Pindari
    • (as John Clarke)
    Leo Taylor
    • Warden Bill Rude
    Andy McPhee
    Andy McPhee
    • Bear
    George Kapiniaris
    • Ricardo Romero
    Ebony Ween
    • Ricardo's Daughter
    Luke O'Loughlin
    • Fuzz
    Adam Groecke
    • Jock Boy
    • (as Adam Grocke)
    Peter Lamb
    • Officer Jack Taylor
    Todd Telford
    • Bells Player - Jeffrey
    Hung Le
    • Cho the Violin Player
    Maude Davey
    Maude Davey
    • Social Worker - Dinnattee
    Emma Rancie
    • Sharon
    Denis Noble
    • Senior Sergeant Brady
    • (as Dennis Noble)
    • Director
      • Dagen Merrill
    • Writer
      • Dagen Merrill
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews8

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    Related interests

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    Family
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    Music

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Luke Arnold's first feature film.
    • Quotes
      • George McAlpine: Tommy, your performance yesterday was an embarrassment. Now you want to go away to some music college, and you're not even good enough to impress a bunch of graziers? You're a cocky, Tommy. Everything else is just a road to nowhere. Now, listen to me. We have bled and sweat our lives into Harmony Station. Through drought and rain, that land has supported McAlpines for three generations, and if you want to throw that all away to pursue some worthless folly, at least have the common sense to find something you're good at.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 11, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Брокен Хилл
    • Filming locations
      • Mundi Mundi Road, Mundi Mundi Plains, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Audience Alliance Motion Picture Studios (AAMPS)
      • Element 115 Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $54,058
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,140
      • Sep 13, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $54,058
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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