Lantana

Lantana

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Oct. 4, 2001

Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.

Lantana

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Oct. 4, 2001

Lantana
Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, MBP (Germany), Jan Chapman Productions
Original title Lantana
Directors Ray Lawrence
Writers Andrew Bovell

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia

as Leon Zat

Rachael Blake

as Jane O'May

Kerry Armstrong

as Sonja Zat

Manu Bennett

as Steve Valdez

Owen McKenna

as Old Man in Pyjamas

Marc Dwyer

as Dylan

Puven Pather

as Drug Dealer

Lionel Tozer

as Police Officer

Glenn Suter

as Police Officer

Leah Purcell

as Claudia Wiss

Barbara Hershey

as Valerie Somers

Natasha Guthrie

as Young Girl

James Cullington

as Man at Book Launch

Geoffrey Rush

as John Knox

Peter Phelps

as Patrick Phelan

Ashley Fitzgerald

as Eleanor

Vince Colosimo

as Nick

Daniela Farinacci

as Paula D'Amato

Keira Wingate

as Hannah

Russell Dykstra

as Michael

Angus Cripps

as Harry

William Cripps

as Harry

Kay Armstrong

as Woman Dance Partner

Glenn Robbins

as Pete O'May

Jacomb Borra

as Jacob

Ben Mortley

as Jose

Richard Morecroft

as Newsreader

Lani John Tupu

as Patrick's Lover

Lesley Hancock

as Lover's Wife

Angus McGuigan

as Lover's Child

Michael Di Nuzzo

as Paramedic #1 (uncredited)

Greg Eccleston

as Man in Alleyway (uncredited)