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2003 | Color | 110 min

A feisty Australian geologist (Sandy) lands the task of showing a Japanese businessman (Hiromitsu) around the mines and deserts of the Pilbara, with a view to selling his company the geology software she has been developing. Hiromitsu meanwhile mistakes her as his driver and demands they trek to the desert, unaware of the dangers. Against the background of this landscape, these two strangers journey further and further into the West Australian desert, leaving more and more of what they know about each other and themselves behind


Country: México
Direction: Brooks; Sue
Script: Tilso; Alison
Production: Masli; Sue
Photography: Bake; Ian
Sound: Grace; Peter
Music: Drake; Elizabeth
Cast:Collette; Toni, Tsunashima; Gotaro, Dyktynski; Matthew, Curran; Lynette, Tanaka; Yumiko, Atkinson; Kate, Howard; John, Young; Bill, Evans; Reg, Clarkegeorge Shevtsov; Justine
Participation year at FICM: 2004

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