

Going Down
1983-06-01 · 94 min · ★ 4.4
Middle-class Karli, alcoholic Jane, unemployed Jackie, and square Ellen are four friends living together and barely scraping by in suburban Sydney. But when Karli’s father offers her a little money and a one-way ticket to New York, she finally sees a way out of her dead-end life—that is, until the money goes missing, kickstarting a final night out on the town that none of them will ever forget.
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- Directors
- Haydn Keenan
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- Countries
- Australia
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- Released
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Tracy MannKarli
Esben StormMichael
David ArgueGreg / Trixie
Ian GilmourShadow
Tim BurnsNewlywed Dave
Ralph CotterillKarli's father
Hugh Keays-ByrneBottom
Richard MoirHotel night manager
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