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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

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

IMDb Rating

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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.

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.

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