| Pawno | |
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| Directed by | Paul Ireland |
| Written by | Damian Hill |
| Produced by | Damian Hill Paul Ireland |
| Starring | John Brumpton Damian Hill Maeve Dermody Malcolm Kennard Mark Coles Smith |
| Cinematography | Shelley Farthing-Dawe |
| Edited by | Gary Woodyard |
| Music by | Tristan Dewey Tai Jordan |
Production companies | ROAR Digital Toothless Pictures |
| Distributed by | Mind Blowing Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Pawno is a 2016 Australian romantic comedy drama film set in the diverse and multicultural Melbourne suburb of Footscray. It was released in cinemas around Australia on 21 April 2016 by Mind Blowing World.
The film was directed by Paul Ireland from a script by Damian Hill. The two co-produced their debut feature film through their production company, Toothless Pictures. It stars John Brumpton, Kerry Armstrong, Maeve Dermody, Damian Hill, Mark Coles Smith and Malcolm Kennard.
The film premiered to critical success, and was the fastest-selling Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2015, finishing in the top 10 for the MIFF Audience Award. Film critic David Stratton, formerly of At the Movies, gave Pawno four stars in The Australian.[1]
- ^ "Film review: Pawno; Marguerite; Wide Open Sky". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.