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  • 2022
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2022
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary Part absurdist comedy, part deep-seated satire of contemporary Australia as experienced by the young and affluent, Friends and Strangers follows twenty-somethings Ray and Alice as they navigate a series of increasingly awkward and comedic situations, from limp romantic encounters to bungled opportunities for professional growth. Once the...

Directed By: James Vaughan

Written By: James Vaughan

  • 2022
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2022
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 22 m

Friends and Strangers

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Summary Part absurdist comedy, part deep-seated satire of contemporary Australia as experienced by the young and affluent, Friends and Strangers follows twenty-somethings Ray and Alice as they navigate a series of increasingly awkward and comedic situations, from limp romantic encounters to bungled opportunities for professional growth. Once the...

Directed By: James Vaughan

Written By: James Vaughan

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May 10, 2021
The film’s tonal and situational shapeshifting doesn’t go to the surrealist lengths of Luis Buñuel’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, but James Vaughan similarly indulges in burlesquing upper-middle-class complacency.
By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW
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Feb 25, 2022
While the pieces don’t necessarily fit in obvious ways, that’s presumably the point — and part of what makes Friends and Strangers so singular.
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Feb 25, 2022
This ambiguously humorous film with a shaky pace and viewpoint sets forth a tough proposition: will you be patient for its 80+ minutes of running time, accept that nothing much will actually happen throughout that duration and settle for occasional jolts of rewards only?
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Leitourgia Films
Release Date Feb 25, 2022
Duration 1 h 22 m
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Tagline A succession of awkward interactions involving two rudderless millennial protagonists results in a wryly comical presentation of contemporary solipsism.
Website https://www.leitourgiafilms.com/
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Awards

Jeonju Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Rotterdam International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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