He died with a felafel in his hand

Australia, 2001

Film
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Danny (Noah Taylor), onto his 49th share house and in his mid 30s is probably ready for some privacy and independence but is still attracted to the friends and oddball characters that makes sharing a house so attractively horrible. We travel with Danny as he moves through shared houses in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Danny’s life is further complicated by the presence of rental goons despatched by landlords in search of unpaid rent and the police chasing him in relation to a credit card debt thanks to a dodgy housemate. Proving he is not responsible is harder than lying about his identity. Based on the book of the same name by John Birmingham, `He Died With A Felafel In His Hand’ is a wonderful satire on shared housing. Cast also includes Romane Bohringer, Emily Hamilton, Sophie Lee, Alex Menglet and Damien Walshe Howling.

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Credits

director

Richard Lowenstein

co-producer

Andrew McPhail

Domenico Procacci

production company

Notorious Films

Duration

01:43:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2001

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

316369

Languages

English

English

English

Audience classification

M (15+)

Subject categories

Adaptations

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture trailers

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Brisbane (Qld.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney (N.S.W.)

Comedy

Comedy → Black comedy

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rental housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Skinheads

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gay and lesbian studies

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sexual attraction

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Shared housing

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anorexia Nervosa

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Bulimia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Depression, Mental

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Alcohol

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Heroin

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Men - Alcohol use

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotic addicts

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rental housing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Shared housing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Skinheads

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Suicide

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Writing

Places → Brisbane (Qld.)

Places → Melbourne (Vic.)

Places → Sydney (N.S.W.)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

DVD; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q3415693

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