Director Jeremy Sims. A lovely independent film well worth watching , a gritty and humorous film full of warmth and humanity. This isn’t a bad film though. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Last Cab to Darwin By Ingeborg van Teeseling on July 16th, 2017. All rights reserved. A mild, largely inoffensive film, with a strong central performance from Michael Caton, Last Cab to Darwin tells the tale of taxi-driver Max, who decides to drive through the centre of Australia from Broken Hill to Darwin, in order to legally commit assisted suicide, after the Northern Territory legalised euthanasia. A Very Well Told Tale That Doesn't Try and Force an Opinion on Controversial Topics its Characters Bring to the Screen

LAST CAB TO DARWIN is about a taxi driver called Rex (Michael Caton). Cast + Crew; June 10, 2016; 2 hr 3 min Romance; Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets?

The award-winning Cribb adapted and co-wrote the screenplay with director Jeremy Sims. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I was surprised it was very heavy on indigenous Australians issues. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.

Rex is in his 70s and has lived in Broken Hill all his life.

She lives across the street. The release of the dose is controlled through a laptop; the drugs are only transferred when the patient answers three questions that pertain to the act of self-euthanising. Directed by (1) Writing credits (3) Cast (36) Produced by (13) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (1) Production Design by (1) Art Direction by (1) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Copyright © 2016 AccessReel.com. AccessReel is the Western Australian movie-lovers website.

Rex (Michael Caton) is a loner, who when he's told he doesn't have long to live, embarks on an epic drive from Broken Hill to Darwin to die on his own terms. Many became acquainted with him in THE CASTLE (1997) where he played Darryl Kerrigan. Well done to all those who put this onto the big screen, the director, producer, script writer and to the actors, superb performances, thank you! His life is mostly simple. I knew it was based on the story of a terminally ill guy who drove his taxi to Darwin to take advantage of the court decision to make euthanasia legal. Great movie with excellent performances from the cast, especially the wonderful Michael Caton. This dormant issue becomes important when Rex receives the news that he is dying of an inoperable cancer. Director Jeremy Sims (Last Train to Freo) has adapted to the screen the eponymous 2003 stage play inspired by a true story. On his drive, Rex meets up with Tilly (Mark Coles Smith), a young Indigenous man who wants to play football at a professional level. Words on Bathroom Walls” stars Charlie Plummer as a teenager dealing with schizophrenia with a top flight supporting cast including Taylor Russell and Andy Garcia. Newcomer Coles and the more credentialled Hamilton (known mainly for television’s The movie’s big gun is its lead actor Michael Caton. A great soundtrack with hits by well-known Aussies. His journey reveals to him that before you can end your life, you have to live it, and to live it, you've got to share it. Great story of the need to allow people to die when they want. There’s humour, moral issues and a sense of sadness but it’s a winner for me and excellently played out ending. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The machine works by loading a dose of lethal drugs into an IV tube. Please try againTravelling or based outside United States? On the one hand, this story started in 1996, when a Broken Hill taxi driver called Max Bell drove 3,000 kilometers to Darwin to die.

He has only months to live.He becomes aware of Nicki Farmer (Jacki Weaver), a doctor and euthanasia campaigner working n Darwin who has created a device that allows patients to take responsibility for their own death.

Last Cab to Darwin (2015) Full Cast & Crew. Obviously aspects of this film are targeted at an American market, as we call cabs taxis here in Australia, and the colour of the one in this film is yellow like a New York cab.

6/10.Please enter your username or email address. They spar verbally. Sign in to see videos available to you.Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked.A tenderly humorous movie dealing with the inevitability of dying Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.

Fantastic portrayal of Rex by Michael Canton.

And yet there is something that keeps Rex from asking Polly to marry him. Some of us remember him from even earlier playing “Uncle Harry” in television’s Some of the story relies too much on coincidence. The film continues our filmic love affair with The Outback.

She is more than ready to list his shortcomings at a moment’s notice. When he discovers he doesn't have long to live, he decides to drive through the heart of the country to Darwin, where he's heard he will be able to die on his own terms. ... Last Cab to Darwin - Trailer.

Rex is a cab driver who has never left the mining town of Broken Hill in his life. Films that normally include this sort of thing can easily offend their audiences who don’t like feeling lectured to or don’t agree with the angle the film is taking on these topics. Was worth the long wait as I'll long remember the many quiet treasures of this film and all the natural beauty of its characters and landscapes. I don’t think the film got a UK cinema release and I only heard about it from friends in Australia all saying how good it is....they’re right, it is good. It’s also refreshing to see the film gave other indigenous actors a go, rather than just using the usual Ernie Dingo, Jessica Mauboy or Deborah Mailman. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Rex sees this as his only way to die with dignity. The film showcases Caton’s finest screen performance and is worth seeing for this reason.

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