Vacant Possession
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Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life. The story unfolds through flashbacks yet as it progresses the flashbacks merge into the present as it becomes apparent that the situation Tessa has returned to is very much the result of that which passed before.
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Cast
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Pamela Rabe
Tessa
Known for
Wentworth
Deadloch
John Stanton
Frank
Known for
Childhood's End
Darkness Falls
Dion Beebe
John Winter
Margot Nash
Toni Scanlan
Joyce
Also in
Water Rats
Ten Pound Poms
Linden Wilkinson
Kate
Also in
Escape from Jupiter
The Monkey's Mask
Rita Bruce
Auntie Beryl
No other roles listed
Olivia Patten
Millie
Also in
Terra Nullius
My Mother My Son
Barbara Wyndon
Thea
Also in
Let Me Die, Again
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Tom E. Lewis
Billy
Known for
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Red Hill
Bill Young
Estate Agent
Known for
Chopper
Japanese Story
Margot Nash Director · Dion Beebe Cinematographer Veronika Jenet Editor
United States release October 1, 1995 · Produced in Australia · Production As If Productions
Production
Wintertime Films
Production
As If Productions
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · May 23, 1995
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1995
Chicago International Film Festival
Germany
August 29, 1996 · Oldenburg International Film Festival
South Korea
May 4, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
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