Hearts and Bones

2019

107 mins

Directed by Ben Lawrence
81%
67%
Drama

A war photographer (Hugo Weaving) and a refugee (newcomer Andrew Luri) discover a photograph that threatens to destroy them both.

"Daniel... More

A war photographer (Hugo Weaving) and a refugee (newcomer Andrew Luri) discover a photograph that threatens to destroy them both.

"Daniel Fisher (Weaving) returns home, and despite his partner's protests, prepares for his next dangerous overseas assignment. At the same time, he is preparing for an upcoming retrospective exhibition of his work from the world's war zones. South Sudanese refugee, Sebastian Aman (Luri) has built a life in Australia, living happily with his wife and young child. When he learns that Daniel's exhibition may display photographs of a massacre in Sebastian's village 15 years earlier, he finds Daniel and appeals to him to exclude those photographs. An unlikely friendship develops between the two men, but it is severely tested when Daniel makes a shocking discovery." (Sydney Film Festival)

Less

Where to watch Hearts and Bones

Hearts and Bones is available to stream in New Zealand... More now on Apple TV Store and Academy On Demand and AroVision and Prime Video Store.

There is no screening information for this title.

Hearts and Bones | Ratings & Reviews

81_%27 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
67_%9 reviews
Audience score rating

"How good is Hugo Weaving? The great Australian actor delivers a fascinating performance as a renowned war photographer in this powerful and poetic film that recently premiered at the Sydney Film Festival."

—

Flicks

"As well as showcasing Weaving's talents, it also proves a calling card for its director, as well as a stirring debut for Sudanese-Australian truck driver-turned-actor Andrew Luri."

—

Screen Daily

"The intuitive selection of the four leads, and their complex, perceptive playing of the material, is a credit to Lawrence's deft direction of both veteran and non-professional talent."

—

Variety

"An involving and tightly wound human drama which hits close to home."

—

FilmInk

"The untangling of each man's past lets the film explore ideas about trust and blinkered assumptions, and Lawrence proves himself a very able director of actors."

—