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Tommy (Arnold), a gifted teenage composer, dreams of being accepted into the famous [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]]. Unfortunately, a good band is hard to find in the middle of the Australian [[Outback]]—until an incident involving flying watermelons leads him to a group of talented prison inmates.
Tommy (Arnold), a gifted teenage composer, dreams of being accepted into the famous [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]]. Unfortunately, a good band is hard to find in the middle of the Australian [[Outback]]—until an incident involving flying watermelons leads him to a group of talented prison inmates.


He meets Kat (Vega), his love interest, as part of the story.
He meets Kat (Vega), his love interest, as part of the story.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* Andy McPhee as Bear
* Andy McPhee as Bear
* The Fishbowl Boys as themselves
* The Fishbowl Boys as themselves
* Klayton Stainer as Watermelon Thief
* [[Klayton Stainer]] as Watermelon Thief
*[[Luke O'Loughlin]] as Fuzz
* [[George Kapiniaris]] as Ricardo Romero


==Reception==
==Reception==
Roger Moore of the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' found the sight of the lead character conducting an imaginary orchestra a little challenging, and gave the movie 2 stars (out of five).<ref>[http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-movie-review-broken-hill,0,843331.story Movie review: Broken Hill] - ''Orlando Sentinel'', September 18, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>
Roger Moore of the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' found the sight of the lead character conducting an imaginary orchestra a little challenging, and gave the movie 2 stars (out of five).<ref>[http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-movie-review-broken-hill,0,843331.story Movie review: Broken Hill] - ''Orlando Sentinel'', September 18, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>


Cary Darling of the ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'' objected to the "hardened" prisoners seeming as threatening "as ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]''", but gave the film 3½ stars out of five.<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/movies/reviews/stories/DN-brokenhill_0911gd.ART.State.Edition1.247a428.html Broken Hill] - ''Dallas Morning News'', September 10, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>
Cary Darling of the ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'' objected to the "hardened" prisoners seeming as threatening "as ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]''", but gave the film 3½ stars out of five.<ref>[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/movies/reviews/stories/DN-brokenhill_0911gd.ART.State.Edition1.247a428.html Broken Hill] - ''Dallas Morning News'', September 10, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>


Jeff Vice of the ''[[Deseret News]]'' praises the "gorgeous Australian settings" and the cast of "mostly fresh-faced actors," sums it up as an "entertaining feel-good tale", before awarding the film 2½ stars out of four.<ref>[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705329161/Broken-Hill.html Broken Hill] - Deseret News, Sept. 11, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>
Jeff Vice of the ''[[Deseret News]]'' praises the "gorgeous Australian settings" and the cast of "mostly fresh-faced actors," and sums it up as an "entertaining feel-good tale", before awarding the film 2½ stars out of four.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723175623/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705329161/Broken-Hill.html Broken Hill] - Deseret News, Sept. 11, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>

The movie (though said to be fictional) has parallels to the true life story of the jail house band Captive Edition and country singer Ricky Joan. The group was formed in Sydney's [[Long Bay Jail]] by the musician and prison volunteer Vincent Ruello. Ruello auditioned the inmates in 1993 then produced and recorded the Hope album from inside the jail auditorium. Captive Edition was contracted under Warner Chappell Music Publishing House by CEO John Bromel himself soon after hearing the CD. The grand concert finale was filmed by the Channel 10 Network at the Children's Hospital Camperdown in 1994. The Hope album spawned music rehab programmes across all Australian jails when released in 1994 to extensive media coverage.


==Awards==
==Awards==
''Broken Hill'' took the ‘Best Feature Film - Audience Choice’ Award at the TriMedia Film Festival held in [[Fort Collins]], Colorado (USA) and won a Best Film award at the [[Giffoni Film Festival]] in Italy.<ref>[https://christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2009/brokenhill2009.html Broken Hill] - ''Christian Answers''. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref> The Giffoni Film Festival website describes ''Broken Hill'' as "halfway between ''[[Sister Act]]'' and the Italian movie ''[[:it:La musica nel cuore|La musica nel Cuore]]''.<ref>[http://www.giffoniff.it/en/pageview2.php?i=926&ricerca=1&str=broken%20hill Broken Hill] - Giffoni Film Festival, July 21, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>
''Broken Hill'' took the ‘Best Feature Film - Audience Choice’ Award at the TriMedia Film Festival held in [[Fort Collins]], Colorado (USA) and won a Best Film award at the [[Giffoni Film Festival]] in Italy.<ref>[https://christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/2009/brokenhill2009.html Broken Hill] - ''Christian Answers''. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref> The Giffoni Film Festival website describes ''Broken Hill'' as "halfway between ''[[Sister Act]]'' and the Italian movie ''[[:it:La musica nel cuore|La musica nel Cuore]]''.<ref>[http://www.giffoniff.it/en/pageview2.php?i=926&ricerca=1&str=broken%20hill Broken Hill]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Giffoni Film Festival, July 21, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>


The 2010 [http://iffilmfest.org/2011/ International Family Film Festival] awarded ''Broken Hill'' the “Director’s Gold Spirit Award”, the top jury prize awarded by the Festival.<ref>[http://www.audiencealliance.com/broken-hill-awarded-top-jury-prize/ Broken Hill awarded Top Jury Prize] - Audience Alliance Pictures, March 18, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>
The 2010 [https://web.archive.org/web/20101115025018/http://iffilmfest.org/2011/ International Family Film Festival] awarded ''Broken Hill'' the “Director’s Gold Spirit Award”, the top jury prize awarded by the Festival.<ref>[http://www.audiencealliance.com/broken-hill-awarded-top-jury-prize/ Broken Hill awarded Top Jury Prize] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003141329/http://www.audiencealliance.com/broken-hill-awarded-top-jury-prize/ |date=October 3, 2010 }} - Audience Alliance Pictures, March 18, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.</ref>


==Home Media==
==Home media==
The DVD was released in the US on May 17, 2011.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Hill-Alexa-Vega/dp/B004ODLUIK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375755521&sr=8-1&keywords=Broken+Hill+dvd</ref>
The DVD was released in the US on May 17, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Hill-Alexa-Vega/dp/B004ODLUIK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375755521&sr=8-1&keywords=Broken+Hill+dvd|title = Broken Hill|date = July 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.hollywoodpreviews.com/broken-hill-movie.html Broken Hill] - The trailer
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110712214114/http://www.hollywoodpreviews.com/broken-hill-movie.html Broken Hill] - The trailer


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Broken Hill
Film poster
Directed byDagen Merrill
Written byDagen Merrill
Produced byChris Wyatt
Julie Ryan
StarringLuke Arnold
Alexa Vega
Timothy Hutton
CinematographyNick Remy Matthews ACS
Production
company
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
  • September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11)
CountriesUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish

Broken Hill is a 2009 drama film directed and written by Dagen Merrill, and stars Luke Arnold, Alexa Vega, and, in a supporting role, Timothy Hutton.

Synopsis

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Tommy (Arnold), a gifted teenage composer, dreams of being accepted into the famous Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Unfortunately, a good band is hard to find in the middle of the Australian Outback—until an incident involving flying watermelons leads him to a group of talented prison inmates.

He meets Kat (Vega), his love interest, as part of the story.

Cast

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Reception

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Roger Moore of the Orlando Sentinel found the sight of the lead character conducting an imaginary orchestra a little challenging, and gave the movie 2 stars (out of five).[1]

Cary Darling of the Dallas Morning News objected to the "hardened" prisoners seeming as threatening "as Hogan's Heroes", but gave the film 3½ stars out of five.[2]

Jeff Vice of the Deseret News praises the "gorgeous Australian settings" and the cast of "mostly fresh-faced actors," and sums it up as an "entertaining feel-good tale", before awarding the film 2½ stars out of four.[3]

The movie (though said to be fictional) has parallels to the true life story of the jail house band Captive Edition and country singer Ricky Joan. The group was formed in Sydney's Long Bay Jail by the musician and prison volunteer Vincent Ruello. Ruello auditioned the inmates in 1993 then produced and recorded the Hope album from inside the jail auditorium. Captive Edition was contracted under Warner Chappell Music Publishing House by CEO John Bromel himself soon after hearing the CD. The grand concert finale was filmed by the Channel 10 Network at the Children's Hospital Camperdown in 1994. The Hope album spawned music rehab programmes across all Australian jails when released in 1994 to extensive media coverage.

Awards

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Broken Hill took the ‘Best Feature Film - Audience Choice’ Award at the TriMedia Film Festival held in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) and won a Best Film award at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy.[4] The Giffoni Film Festival website describes Broken Hill as "halfway between Sister Act and the Italian movie La musica nel Cuore.[5]

The 2010 International Family Film Festival awarded Broken Hill the “Director’s Gold Spirit Award”, the top jury prize awarded by the Festival.[6]

Home media

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The DVD was released in the US on May 17, 2011.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Movie review: Broken Hill - Orlando Sentinel, September 18, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  2. ^ Broken Hill - Dallas Morning News, September 10, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Broken Hill - Deseret News, Sept. 11, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  4. ^ Broken Hill - Christian Answers. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  5. ^ Broken Hill[permanent dead link‍] - Giffoni Film Festival, July 21, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  6. ^ Broken Hill awarded Top Jury Prize Archived October 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine - Audience Alliance Pictures, March 18, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  7. ^ "Broken Hill". July 2016.
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