Fish Out of Water

Fish Out of Water

Not all sharks are in the sea

2008•9m

ComedyDrama

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.

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Production

Deep End Productions

Language

XX

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Nick Dunbar

Nick Dunbar

The Rowing Man

Angela Green

The Fishing Girl

Justine Cooper

The Siren

Macgregor Cameron

The Man with the Elephant Tie

James Ashcroft

James Ashcroft

The Yuppie

Stella Munn-Bieringa

The Teenager

Dorothy Anne Bonner

The Elderly Neighbour #1

Don Langridge

The Elderly Neighbour #2

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