''West'' is a 2007 Australian film written and directed by

Daniel Krige Daniel Krige (born 16 July 1970) is a writer, director and actor. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, he grew up in Australia. Krige began working as a writer at the age of sixteen for Grundy Television. History He attended the Australian Film ...

and starring Khan Chittenden, Nathan Phillips,

Gillian Alexy Gillian Alexy (born March 13, 1986) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Tayler Geddes on ''McLeod's Daughters'', Gitta Novak on ''Damages'', and G'Winveer Farrell on '' Outsiders''. Early life Alexy graduated from the Jo ...

and

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. The film had its world premiere at the 2007

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and was scheduled for Australian release on 5 July 2007 at the

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and the Nova Cinema in

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with other cities to follow.

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fame is the main vocalist on the score to ''West''. She also sings the title song, "Falling in Love".

Premise

Pete and Jerry are cousins living in

's western suburbs, where they both fall in love with the same girl.

Cast

Reception

Matt Ravier of In Film Australia gave the film a negative review, noting " e wrong-side-of-the-tracks film is an indie staple stateside. This Australian variant doesn’t succeed in updating the well-worn genre and seems happy to simply recycle the classic coming-of-age elements of more successful productions." Margaret Pomeranz of

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's ''At the Movies'' provided a more favourable reception concluding that it "may not be an easy film for audiences but for me it was a tremendously moving and rewarding experience."

Box office

''West'' grossed $57,472 at the box office in Australia.''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office''
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References

External links

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''West'' on MySpace
2007 films Australian coming-of-age drama films 2000s coming-of-age drama films 2007 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s Australian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub