Clubland

Welcome to Cherie Nowlan's new Australian film, chosen to premiere at Sundance this year. Life can be tough when you’re 21 and still a virgin. Just ask Tim. He’s just met the girl of his dreams and things should be looking up, except for a few small problems: his mum, his dad and the family business--show business. Tim’s mum Jeannie, played by the redoubtable Blenda Blethyn of Secrets and Lies fame, is a once-legendary English club comedienne, and his father John is a one-hit crooner. After years in the wilderness and a messy divorce, John is now a supermarket guard, lamenting the slow sales of his latest CD, and Jean’s only regular gig is as a canteen supervisor. In the midst of his mother’s chaotic lifestyle and his brother’s disability, only Tim is capable of keeping the show on the road. So when Tim falls for Jill, his mother fears that this will break up the act. Jean employs every trick she knows to safeguard the future of her family, leaving Tim torn between two passionate and powerful women, fighting it out in the war for his affections. Welcome to Clubland--destined to become one of the hit films of the year!

Cherie Nowlan and Rosemary Blight are Guests of the Festival