Clubland (2007)

Directed by

Cherie Nowlan

Genre

comedy film, coming-of-age film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged, larger-than-life club performer navigates her complicated relationships with her two adult sons as they start to break away from her control. One son falls in love and faces the challenge of balancing his own desires with his mother's expectations.

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What happens

Clubland, internationally known as Introducing the Dwights, is a 2007 Australian comedy-drama film, directed by Cherie Nowlan, written by Keith Thompson, and starring Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn and Emma Booth. The film was nominated for eleven AFI awards, winning the award for best supporting actress for Emma Booth. It sold to Warner Independent Pictures for $4.1 million, after debuting at Sundance Film Festival, where it gained standing ovations. The film opened in the U.S. on 4 July holiday weekend, the first Australian film ever to do so. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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