Beautiful Kate
“The past is always present.”
Ned Kendall is asked to return to the remote and isolated family home by his sister, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. Ned also brings his young aspiring actress fiancee who struggles with the isolation. When home he starts having memories of his childhood many involving his beautiful twin sister and his older brother. These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past.
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Cast
14 people
Ben Mendelsohn
Ned Kendall
Known for
Ready Player One
Captain Marvel
Maeve Dermody
Toni
Known for
And Then There Were None
Carnival Row
Rachel Griffiths
Sally Kendall
Known for
Six Feet Under
Hacksaw Ridge
Sophie Lowe
Kate Kendall
Known for
After the Dark
The Returned
Josh McFarlane
Cliff Kendall
Also in
On Angel Wings
Rescue: Special Ops
Bryan Brown
Bruce Kendall
Known for
Cocktail
F/X
Suzie Boyaci
Emily Kendall (mum)
No other roles listed
Daniel Binks
Young Cliff Kendall
Heloise Baker
Young Sally Kendall
No other roles listed
Eve Burner
Young Kate Kendall
No other roles listed
Briony Kent
Tamara
Also in
The Kiss
Jarrah Cocks
Andy Cromer
Also in
Halifax: Retribution
Fat Tony & Co
Rachel Ward Director · Newton Thornburg Author Andrew Commis Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $4.3M · United States release January 8, 2010
Box office
Budget
$4,300,000
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Beautiful Kate Productions
Production
Doll Australia
Production
New Town Films Pty. Ltd.
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · June 13, 2009
Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Australia · August 6, 2009
Theatrical
United States · January 8, 2010
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Canada
September 11, 2009 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
October 14, 2010 · Premiere · Antipodes Film Festival
United Kingdom
April 19, 2010 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
July 30, 2010 · Theatrical
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