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Soft Fruit

Play trailer Soft Fruit R,  1999,  1h 41m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 64% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
64% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
"Soft Fruit" is the story of three bossy sisters and their brother who come home to steel-town Port Kembla, from America, Sydney and jail. It's the first time in eight years they've been under the same roof, and they've come to nurse their beloved mother Patsy through her last weeks.
Soft Fruit

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Critics Consensus

Critics say that while Soft Fruit might be difficult to watch -- dealing as it is with terminal illness -- it is an emotionally genuine, warm film. The ensemble cast are also praised for their excellent portrayals of a family.

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Gene Seymour Newsday Jan 1, 2000
Frequent indulgences in sentiment and caricature. Go to Full Review
Andrea C. Basora Newsweek Jan 1, 2000
The outcome is clear from the beginning. But getting there proves a rare revelation. Go to Full Review
A.O. Scott New York Times Jan 1, 2000
3.5/5
Soft Fruit belongs ... to the divine Ms. Drynan, who plays a dying, unfulfilled, ordinary woman without embellishment or overstatement but with mischievous reserve and surprising sensuality. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 9, 2005
2/5
Greg Muskewitz eFilmCritic.com May 17, 2003
4/5
Oz Hollywood Bitchslap Mar 25, 2003
5/5
An absolute delight. Heartfelt and surprising from the first minute, no beter film has left Australian shores since Romper Stomper. And yes, I'm including Shine in that. Go to Full Review
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Christina Andreef

Director

Jeanie Drynan

Patsy

Linal Haft

Vic

Geneviève Lemon

Josie

Sacha Horler

Nadia

Alicia Talbot

Vera

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Soft Fruit

(Right Front) JEANIE DRYNAN and RUSSELL DYKSTRA (left back) star in SOFT FRUIT. (Left front) JEANIE DRYNAN and RUSSELL DYKSTRA (right back) star in SOFT FRUIT. (Left to right) JEANIE DRYNAN and RUSSELL DYKSTRA star in SOFT FRUIT. Soft Fruit (1999) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis "Soft Fruit" is the story of three bossy sisters and their brother who come home to steel-town Port Kembla, from America, Sydney and jail. It's the first time in eight years they've been under the same roof, and they've come to nurse their beloved mother Patsy through her last weeks.
Director
Christina Andreef
Producer
Helen Bowden
Screenwriter
Christina Andreef
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co
Soft Fruit
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Drug Content|Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 28, 1999, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.1K
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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