Pawno

Pawno
Film poster
Directed by	Paul Ireland
Produced by	Damian Hill Paul Ireland
Written by	Damian Hill
Starring	John Brumpton Damian Hill Maeve Dermody Malcolm Kennard Mark Coles Smith
Music by	Tristan Dewey Tai Jordan
Cinematography	Shelley Farthing-Dawe
Edited by	Gary Woodyard
Production company	ROAR Digital Toothless Pictures
Distributed by	Mind Blowing Films
Release date	21 April 2016
Running time	89 min
Country	Australia
Language	English

Pawno is a 2016 Australian romantic comedy drama film set in the diverse and multicultural Melbourne suburb of Footscray. It was released in cinemas around Australia on 21 April 2016 by Mind Blowing World.

The film was directed by Paul Ireland from a script by Damian Hill. The two co-produced their debut feature film through their production company, Toothless Pictures. It stars John Brumpton, Kerry Armstrong, Maeve Dermody, Damian Hill, Mark Coles Smith and Malcolm Kennard.

The film premiered to critical success, and was the fastest-selling Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2015, finishing in the top 10 for the MIFF Audience Award. Film critic David Stratton of At the Movies, gave Pawno four stars ^[1] in The Australian.

Plot synopsis

Pawno is set in the multicultural suburb of Footscray, Victoria. A character-driven story, Pawno examines the intersecting lives of 14 local characters and their resident pawnbroker.

Cast

• John Brumpton as Les Underwood
• Maeve Dermody as Kate
• Damian Hill as Danny Williams
• Malcolm Kennard as Carlo
• Mark Coles Smith as Pauly
• Kerry Armstrong as Jennifer Montgomery
• Tony Rickards as Harry
• Daniel Frederiksen as Paige Turner
• Brad McMurray as Jason Spears

Production

The film was independently-funded through a Pozible campaign,^[2] and was shortlisted ^[3] for the $100,000 Cinefest Oz prize.

Reception

Pawno currently holds a 75% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

• Pawno on Internet Movie Database
• Pawno on Rotten Tomatoes

References