Movie Overview
Title
Tangles and Knots
Release Year
2017
Format
Short Film
Genre
Drama
Country
Australia
Language
English
Runtime
16 minutes
Director
Renée Marie Petropoulos
Writer
Renée Marie Petropoulos
Production
Paper Moose & JARS Productions
Setting
Sydney, Australia
Mature Themes
Yes
| Title | Tangles and Knots |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2017 |
| Format | Short Film |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 16 minutes |
| Director | Renée Marie Petropoulos |
| Writer | Renée Marie Petropoulos |
| Production | Paper Moose & JARS Productions |
| Setting | Sydney, Australia |
| Mature Themes | Yes |
Movie Cast
Actor
Character
Leeanna Walsman
Michelle
Odessa Young
Laura
Mitzi Ruhlmann
Supporting Role
Toby Wallace
Supporting Role
Govinda Röser-Finch
Supporting Role
Bryn Chapman Parish
Supporting Role
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Leeanna Walsman | Michelle |
| Odessa Young | Laura |
| Mitzi Ruhlmann | Supporting Role |
| Toby Wallace | Supporting Role |
| Govinda Röser-Finch | Supporting Role |
| Bryn Chapman Parish | Supporting Role |
IMDb Rating
IMDb Rating: No Data
No reliable IMDb rating was found for this short film.
No reliable IMDb rating was found for this short film.
Movie Summary & Key Moments
Key Moment
Description
Mother & Daughter Bond
Michelle and Laura share an unusually close relationship and often behave more like friends.
The Pool Party
Michelle hosts a summer pool party to help Laura impress her new and more popular friends.
Social Pressure
Laura becomes increasingly aware of how she is perceived by the other teenagers at the party.
Blurred Boundaries
Michelle's involvement with Laura's friends begins creating tension between mother and daughter.
Relationship Breakdown
The carefree atmosphere deteriorates as long-hidden problems in their relationship become impossible to ignore.
Dark Turn
The party ultimately exposes the toxic consequences of a parent becoming too emotionally dependent on a child.
| Key Moment | Description |
|---|---|
| Mother & Daughter Bond | Michelle and Laura share an unusually close relationship and often behave more like friends. |
| The Pool Party | Michelle hosts a summer pool party to help Laura impress her new and more popular friends. |
| Social Pressure | Laura becomes increasingly aware of how she is perceived by the other teenagers at the party. |
| Blurred Boundaries | Michelle's involvement with Laura's friends begins creating tension between mother and daughter. |
| Relationship Breakdown | The carefree atmosphere deteriorates as long-hidden problems in their relationship become impossible to ignore. |
| Dark Turn | The party ultimately exposes the toxic consequences of a parent becoming too emotionally dependent on a child. |
Facts & Trivia
- Tangles and Knots is a 2017 Australian short drama.
- The film has a runtime of approximately 16 minutes.
- The film was written and directed by Renée Marie Petropoulos.
- The story is set during the height of summer in Sydney, Australia.
- The central relationship is between mother Michelle and her teenage daughter Laura.
- Michelle is portrayed by Leeanna Walsman, while Laura is played by Odessa Young.
- The story explores the complicated boundary between being a parent and being a friend.
- The pool party becomes the catalyst that exposes problems within the mother-daughter relationship.
- The film explores themes including motherhood, identity, social pressure, boundaries and sexuality.
- The film was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction Film in 2018.
- The filmmakers describe the story as an exploration of a close mother-daughter bond that gradually unravels during one night.
- Tangles and Knots is a 2017 Australian short drama.
- The film has a runtime of approximately 16 minutes.
- The film was written and directed by Renée Marie Petropoulos.
- The story is set during the height of summer in Sydney, Australia.
- The central relationship is between mother Michelle and her teenage daughter Laura.
- Michelle is portrayed by Leeanna Walsman, while Laura is played by Odessa Young.
- The story explores the complicated boundary between being a parent and being a friend.
- The pool party becomes the catalyst that exposes problems within the mother-daughter relationship.
- The film explores themes including motherhood, identity, social pressure, boundaries and sexuality.
- The film was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Short Fiction Film in 2018.
- The filmmakers describe the story as an exploration of a close mother-daughter bond that gradually unravels during one night.
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