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Release Date:
September 6, 2005
Original Title:
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous
Alternate Titles:
Fifty Ways of Saying Fabulous
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
MF Films
New Zealand Film Commission
Production Countries:
New Zealand
Ratings / Certifications:
NL: 12 NZ: M US: NR
Runtime: 88
Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a ‘good kiwi bloke’ he’s obliged to try. The cows are stubborn and the chores gruelling but Billy finds escape in a fantasy world playing Lana, heroine of his favourite TV show Adventures in Space. Not everyone approves of Billy's transformation. On the brink of adolescene, he discovers growing up is more complicated than he could ever have imagined.
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Director:
Stewart Main
Director of Photography:
Simon Raby
Editor:
Peter Roberts
Makeup Artist:
Dara Wakely
Makeup Department Head:
Tracey Sharman
Novel:
Graeme Aitken
Original Music Composer:
Peter Scholes
Producer:
Michele Fantl
Production Design:
Ken Turner
Writer:
Stewart Main
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