HARVIE KRUMPET
Screening at the Serge Constantin Theatre, Vacoas
Sunday 18 February 2007 from 2 PM and Wednesday 21 February 2007 from 7:30 PM
Synopsis
From his birth, Harvie Krumpet (voice of John Flaus) is seemingly cursed with ill-luck – he suffers from Tourette’s syndrome and has to leave the country after the Germans invade and his parents freeze to death. He immigrates to Australia, where he suffers further woes, including the loss of a testicle, but finally learns to accept his lot in life.
Production Details
Director/Writer: Adam Elliot
Producer: Melanie Coombs
Starring: Geoffrey Rush
Duration: 22 min.
Original Australian Theatrical Censorship Rating: PG.
Genre: Comedy/Biography/Animation
Screen ratio: 1.85:1
Awards: `OSCAR' Academy award for best short film - animation 2004
Australian Film Festival 2007 proudly sponsored by:
- Australian Film Commission
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- The Ministry of Arts and Culture
- The Mauritius Film Development Corporation
- Air Mauritius
- IDP Education
- La Sentinelle
- Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
- Scott & Co Ltd
- Urban Cinefile