Candy
2006 · Movie · R · 116 min · ★ 7.1 · 52% critics
A poet falls for an art student drawn into his bohemian life, where love and heroin become tightly intertwined. Their relationship swings between moments of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair as their world falls apart.
Based on Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction
Also known as Candy - OZ
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-05-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (648 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Candy if you want an emotionally intense, no-easy-answers look at love under the grip of heroin, with a relentlessly difficult tone; Not for you if you prefer light romances, as it’s closer in spirit to Requiem for a Dream and Heaven Knows What.
Pros: intense performances; gripping realism; tragic love focus | Cons: heavy subject matter; often predictable; hard to sit through
Themes
- australia
- based on novel or book
- heroin
- junkie
- methadone programme
- artist
- cold turkey
- marriage
- mental breakdown
- lovers
- drawing and painting
- recovering addict
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2006
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2006 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2006 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 2006 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2006 · nominated
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- AACTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2006 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2006 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2006 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2006 · nominated
Cast & crew
Abbie Cornish
as Candy
Heath Ledger
as Dan
Geoffrey Rush
as Casper
Tom Budge
as Schumann
- RM
Roberto Meza-Mont
as Jorge
Tony Martin
as Mr. Wyatt
Noni Hazlehurst
as Mrs. Wyatt
Holly Austin
as Sunglasses Shop Assistant
- CM
Craig Moraghan
as Washing Machine Dealer
- JL
John Lee
as Hock Shop Man
Directed by Neil Armfield