Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert.Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert.Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 16 nominations
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Deborah Mailman
- Lisa
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film began as a response to 'The Lexus & The Olive Tree' by Thomas Friedman, the New York Times writer responsible for defining globalisation for much of the West, and took its form and inspiration from several true stories, played out on the remote coastline of Western Australia between the years 1989-1992.
- Quotes
Youssif Al-Samer: If this is such a great country, why haven't we heard of their football team?
- ConnectionsEdited into Terror Nullius (2018)
Featured review
Lucky Miles; Big issues, Big laughs.
The scenario is simple. A disparate group of refugees are dumped on the inhospitable West Australian coast by unscrupulous people smugglers. It may sound like the perfect recipe for a tale of woe and misery, but instead Lucky Miles is a comedy, and easily the most enjoyable Australian film I've seen for quite a few years. And the audience at the Sydney Film Festival certainly found plenty to laugh at. Writer Helen Barnes and writer/director Michael James Rowland, aided by a wonderful ensemble cast, have created a marvelous set of characters. They could have given us mere symbols of suffering and injustice, or ethnic stereotypes, but instead each character is gloriously human. The Iraqi and Cambodian refugees, the Indonesian people smugglers, and the Australian reservists tasked with rounding them up, all have laughable foibles. And it is the presentation of this common humanity that makes this film not only very funny, but also a powerful exploration of one of the most pressing issues of our time.
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- p_gilchrist2003
- Jun 26, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Счастливые мили
- Filming locations
- Coffin Bay, South Australia, Australia(landing beach)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- A$3,100,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $572,171
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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