The Tender Hook

The Tender Hook

103 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 18, 2008

The story is about Iris' rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath and Art, an earnest young boxer. Within the flawed moral landscape, each character struggles to establish their sovereignty.

The Tender Hook

103 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 18, 2008

The Tender Hook
The story is about Iris' rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath and Art, an earnest young boxer. Within the flawed moral landscape, each character struggles to establish their sovereignty.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Australian Film Finance Corporation, Mandala Films
Original title The Tender Hook
Directors Manuel Caracciolo, Jane Forbes, Todd Embling, Jonathan Ogilvie, Marshall Crosby
Writers Jonathan Ogilvie

Cast

Rose Byrne

as Iris

Hugo Weaving

as McHeath

Matthew Le Nevez

as Art Walker (as Matt Le Nevez)

Tyler Coppin

as Donnie

John Batchelor

as Ronnie

Pia Miranda

as Daisy

Kuni Hashimoto

as Hackett

Luke Carroll

as Alby O'Shea

Andrew Nolte

as The Subjects Trumpet

Daniel Potts

as The Subjects Bass

Chris Wood

as The Subjects Banjo

Braydon Chlow

as The Subjects Drummer

John Lakos

as Art's Corner Man

Brendan Guerin

as Mike Flynn

Don Bridges

as Greyhound Eddie

Graham Murray

as Referee #1

Kodi Smit-McPhee

as Jimmy

Jesse Rowles

as Undercard Boxer #2

Bob Murdoch

as Roy

Mark Rayner

as Delaney