Holidays on the River Yarra is a 1991 Australian drama film directed by Leo Berkeley. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Disillusioned Melbourne teenage boys Mick and Eddie are looking for adventure and a means of escape. They unwittingly get themselves involved in a criminal enterprise, and somehow must find enough money to sail to Africa.:
Cast
Craig Adams - Eddie
Luke Elliot - Mick
Alex Menglet - Big Mac
Tahir Cambis - Stewie
Claudia Karvan - Elsa
Ian Scott - Frank
Sheryl Munks - Valerie
Angela McKenna - Mother
Chris Askey - Mercenary
John Brumpton - Mercenary
Jacek Koman - Mercenary
Eric Mueck - Billy
Justin Connor - Danny
Leong Lim - Shopkeeper
Robert Ratti - Nick
Arpad Mihaly - Chef
Box office
Holidays on the River Yarra grossed $24,600 at the box office in Australia.