Little Fish

Tracy Heart hasn’t lived her 32 years so much as she has simply survived them. Ravaged by the drug-addiction and determined to redeem herself in the eyes of her overworked single-mother Janelle, Tracy makes a personal vow to open her own business and turn her life around before it’s too late and life has passed her by. However Tracy’s plans get complicated when three men from her past reappear with their own plans for the future., Cate Blanchett plays Tracy Heart, an ex-drug addict looking to go straight running her own video shop in Sydney’s Little Saigon. As well as raising the necessary money she has to escape the grip of her addicted stepfather Lionel Dawson and his lover, crime boss Brad Thompson and decide if her ex-boyfriend Jonny really has gone straight or is planning to slip back into a life of dealing. Rowan Woods’ film concentrates on Tracy and her struggle to escape her past life but adds in a gripping subplot as Jonny tries to make one last big score against dangerous odds., Tracey Heart is a former heroin-addict, but has been clean for four years. She works in a video shop but is trying to raise the money to buy the video game shop next door, and become partner with her boss. Because of her negative records, the bank denies her a lone. Meanwhile, she takes care of her junkie stepfather, and her ex-boyfriend Jonny returns to town, and in a matter of hours, she finds herself getting wrapped up in a big mess., Cate Blanchett plays Tracy Heart, an ex-drug addict looking to go straight running her own video shop in Sydney’s Little Saigon district. As well as raising the necessary money, she has to escape the grip of her addicted stepfather Lionel Dawson and his lover, crime boss Brad Thompson, and decide if her ex-boyfriend Jonny really has gone straight or is planning to slip back into a life of dealing. Rowan Woods’ film concentrates on Tracy and her struggle to escape her past life, but adds in a gripping subplot, as Jonny tries to make one last big score against dangerous odds., A former drug-addict in her early thirties attempts to put her shady past to rest while paving the way for a brighter future in director Rowan Woods’ tale of love, trust, and redemption in modern-day Australia. Tracy Heart (Cate Blanchett) hasn’t lived her 32 years so much as she has simply survived them. Ravaged by the drug-addiction and determined to redeem herself in the eyes of her overworked single-mother Janelle (Noni Hazelhurst), Tracy makes a personal vow to open her own business and turn her life around before it’s too late and life has passed her by. Tracy’s plan is complicated, however, when three men from her past reappear with their own plans for the future. In addition to the troubling re-appearance of her ex-boyfriend Jonny (Dustin Nguyen), her criminal-minded brother Ray (Martin Henderson) seems hell-bent on making a name for himself in the underworld, and the emotional demands of troubled family friend and ex-football star Lionel Dawson (Hugo Weaving) have left the emotionally vulnerable Tracy shaken and confused. When Tracy’s modest dreams of a happy life catch the attention of feared criminal kingpin Bradley “The Jockey” Thompson (Sam Neill), she is forced to place her fragile trust in the hands of her skeptical mother and take one last trip into the past to confront her greatest fear., Compelling portrait of a former drug addict who tries to improve her lot in life, but finds her troubled past impeding her efforts., Cate Blanchett adds another extraordinary performance to an already impressive résumé. She plays Tracy Heart, a former heroin addict who has gotten her life on track, but finds her troubled past impeding her efforts to buy into a successful business venture. She also is faced with the return of her ex-lover and fellow user (Dustin Nguyen). Directed by Rowan Woods. Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, Noni Hazelhurst, Martin Henderson, Joel Tobeck, Lisa McCune, Susie Porter.