For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying mother, who is only given a couple of weeks to live. One comes from America with her two children. A divorced sister also comes with her child and sneaks off regularly to meet a mystery man who may be her ex-husband. The third & youngest daughter is an unmarried nurse aware of her ticking biological clock. The only son chases after his grumpy father who seems to not care a whit about his wife's circumstances. The four are also faced my their mother's dreams to accomplish a few things before she dies - to visit a beach she had visited in the past, to see her youngest married, and to visit Paris. She also wants to be embalmed and be honored with a 21 gun salute. Thus the whole group has to set off in the quest to fulfill their mother's wishes.
Title | Soft Fruit |
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Year | 1999 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Country | Australia, United States of America |
Studio | New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Cast | Jeanie Drynan, Linal Haft, Russell Dykstra, Geneviève Lemon, Sacha Horler, Alicia Talbot |
Crew | Helen Bowden (Producer), Antony Partos (Music), László Baranyai (Director of Photography), Jane Moran (Editor), Alison Barrett (Casting), Nikki Barrett (Casting) |
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Release | Oct 28, 1999 |
Runtime | 101 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 4.00 / 10 by 2 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |