Australia / May 14, 2017
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In a small rural Australian town in 2004, two teenage outcasts come into conflict with their families on the night Ruslana wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine. 17-year-old Todd faces awkward and unsubtle probing from his family about his sexuality, specifically whether or not he will take a girl to the upcoming school dance. Across town, Lesia Lysenko, the only girl from an immigrant family at Todd's conservative, Catholic High School, clashes with her strict, Ukrainian father, who insists that Lesia take her younger brother to chaperone her to that same school dance. As Lesia experiments with a newfound sense of rebellion, Todd is asked out by a clueless, smitten girl with a pet hate of pop music. He practises the dance moves from Ruslana's song in his family's tool shed and hatches a secret plan to get the song played at the disco. The film moves towards its fabulous, genuinely heartwarming climax as Lesia and Todd learn that life begins when you dance to your own beat.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Claire Appleby | Kara |
| Samantha Skelton | Emily |
| Macayla Eberhard | Bad Girl |
| Jackson Williams | Flatheaded Rugby Type |
| Liam Megarrity | DJ |
| Olga Zhyla | Lesia |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wild Dances |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Український, English |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gemme de la Femme Pictures |
| Official site | gemmedelafemme.com |
| Release date | 14 maggio 2017 |
| Production | Bina Bhattacharya, Alexander McGhee, EV Moore, Ed Brooks, Drew Andrea |
| Writer | Bina Bhattacharya, Olya Booyar |
| Casting | Kylie Thomas |
| Editing | Alexander McGhee |
| Cinematography | Robert C. Morton, Carolina Izquierdo, Kristi Gilligan, Anne-Sophie Marion, Kristian Bruneteau |
| Assistant directors | Emma Gibbons, EV Moore, Mar'yana Sywak, Bina Bhattacharya |
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| Lighting | Jono Voyce, Declan Reardon, Joe Bruneteau |
| Camera operators | Robert C. Morton, Carolina Izquierdo, Kristi Gilligan, Anne-Sophie Marion, Kristian Bruneteau |
| Additional photography | Robert C. Morton, Carolina Izquierdo, Kristi Gilligan, Anne-Sophie Marion, Kristian Bruneteau |
| Production design | Alexandra Culliver |
| Art direction | Alexandra Culliver |
| Set decoration | Alexandra Culliver |
| Visual effects | Shannon Pope |
| Music | Gordon Fletcher, Jack Welch, Alexander McGhee, Ruslana Lyzhychko |
| Sound | Gordon Fletcher, Jack Welch, Alexander McGhee, Ruslana Lyzhychko |
| Costume design | Courtney Young |
| Makeup | Courtney Young |
| Hairstyling | Courtney Young |
Release dates
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