''The Forest'' is a 2003 Australian telemovie written and directed by
Jo Kennedy
Jo Kennedy (born 1962) is an Australian actress, singer, film director and screenwriter.
She is best known for playing Jackie in the 1982 film '' Starstruck.'' Even though the film never had a proper US release, it found a cult following o ...
. Originally created in 2002 it had its television premiere on the ABC in December 2005 after multiple festival appearances.
Plot
Over the course of one night Ashley looks for answers after her husband Mike leaves their anniversary dinner to go back to work.
Cast
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Anita Hegh
Anita Hegh is an Australian actress, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television series '' Stingers'' and most recently Bianca Grieve in '' Janet King''.
Personal life
Her father was Norwegian, and her mother is Estonian. He ...
as Ashley
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Julia Blake
Julia Blake (born 1936) is an English–born Australian actress. She is known for her small screen role as Nancy McCormack on the Australian drama series ''Prisoner'' (''Prisoner: Cell Block H''), for which she appeared during the final season ...
as Margot
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Tony Martin as Ben
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Peter Cummins
Peter Cummins (born 2 June 1931 in Melbourne) is an Australian retired character actor of stage and screen and chorister who was especially prominent in the 1970s and appeared in some of the most famous Australian films of the period.
He was pa ...
as David
*Adam Murphy as Mike
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Sally Cooper
Sally Cooper (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian former cricketer. She played 42 matches for the Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League
The Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) is the national domestic 50-over compe ...
as Margot
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Toni Scanlan
Toni Scanlan (born 2 April 1956) is an Australian actress best known for her role in the Australian television police drama '' Water Rats'' as Helen Blakemore. She is one of the only three actors to appear in the series from when it started to ...
as Kerry
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Alice McConnell
Alice McConnell is an Australian actress. For her performance in ''The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant'' she was nominated for the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama.
McConnell ...
as Monique
*Paul English as Sam
*Elena Mandalis as Tanya
Reception
Russell Edwards from Variety gave it a brief review saying "Hegh hits the mark with her startled-bird perf, and Tony Martin exudes an erotic malevolence as a cheating husband. DV lensing by Joseph H. Pickering is impressive; other tech credits are solid."
Awards
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2006 AFI Awards
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Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft - Joseph Pickering for Cinematography - won
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forest, The
2003 films
2003 drama films
Australian drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s Australian films