Fistful of Flies (1997)
Overview
Sixteen-year-old Mars wants more from her life than just a fistful of flies which, to her, is a fistful of nothing. Stifled and dominated by her family, Mars just wants to be free. Denied relationships with the people who truly understand her, Mars battles her family on her own, and in her quest to be treated as a grown-up she gives her mother the courage to act and forces her father to make the choice of his life. A story about how a young girl finally finds the courage to have faith in herself.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.469 |
Directed By
Monica Pellizzari
Crew
Lissa Coote
James Manché
Bronwyn Murphy
Jane Paterson
Phil Heywood
Julia Overton
Chris Webb
Gethin Creagh
Maura Fay
Philip Joseph
John Simpson
Sherry Hubbard
Tanya Jackson
Julie Pearce
Felicity Fox
Louise Wakefield
Helen Panckhurst
Guy Turnbull
Trish Glover
Simon Hewitt
Stephen Vaughan
Robin Morgan
Michael Wood
Kingston Anderson
Christian Gazal
Felicity Fox
Darryl Wood
Christine Moran
Rocky McDonald
Rachel Fairfax
Marion Ord
Roger Cowland
Alison Tilson
Lara Esden
Tim Thornton
Arthur Cambridge
Simon Cardwell
Jane Castle
Christine Woodruff
Pru Smith
Eve Spence
Jane Cole
Gina Twyble
Victoria Sullivan
Jane Castle
Monica Pellizzari
Monica Pellizzari
TOP CAST
Dina Panozzo
Grace Lupi
Tasma Walton
Maria (Mars) Lupi
Maria Venuti
Magda
John Lucantonio
Joe Lupi
Anna Volska
Nanna
Danielle Grima
Young Mars
Eamon Davern
Johnny
Giordano Gangl
Ercole
Rosalba Paris
Rosa
Mario Gamma
Eno
Tony Poli
Priest
Rachael Maza Long
Dr. Powers
Cathren Michalak
Innocentina
Michael Tama
Freddo
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