The Brush-Off
The Brush-Off

The Brush-Off

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2004
1h 31m
7.0(1 votes)
Drama
Comedy
Crime
TV Movie

Overview

The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a disgruntled artist.

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Film Victoria
Australian Film Finance Corporation

Cast & Crew

50 members
Acting

David Wenham

Murray Whelan

David Wenham
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Mick Molloy

Angelo Agnelli

Mick Molloy
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Deborah Kennedy

Trish

Deborah Kennedy
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Steve Bisley

Eastlake

Steve Bisley
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Julian O'Donnell

Red Whelan

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Justine Clarke

Salina

Justine Clarke
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Leah Vandenberg

Claire Sutton

Leah Vandenberg
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Andrew S. Gilbert

Duncan Keogh

Andrew S. Gilbert
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Heather Mitchell

Fiona Lambert

Heather Mitchell
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Bruce Spence

Philip Veale

Bruce Spence
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John Clarke

Ken Sproule

John Clarke
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Robyn Butler

Wendy Whelan

Robyn Butler
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Alex Menglet

Max Katyn

Alex Menglet
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Joel Tobeck

Spider

Joel Tobeck
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Ron Falk

Giles Aubrey (as Ronald Falk)

Ron Falk
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Tracy Mann

Faye Curnow

Tracy Mann
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Julie Forsyth

Bernice Kaufman

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Robert Grubb

Det Sen Con Micaelis

Robert Grubb
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Gerard Kennedy

Bob

Gerard Kennedy
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Nick Farnell

Marcus

Nick Farnell
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Tony Nikolakopoulos

Mavramoustakides

Tony Nikolakopoulos
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Matthew Spencer

Tark Curnow

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Nicholas Crawford-Smith

Leo Curnow

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David Gauci

Jimmy Papas

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Nicole Nabout

Sophie Mavramoustakides

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Anthea Davis

Officer Landscape

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Simon Russell

Cop

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Alex Capelli

Youth (as Alexander Cappelli)

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Owen Luby

Small Boy

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Margaret Ricketts

Old Woman

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Joe Ferguson

Agnelli's Minder

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Tammy Fitzgerald

Trish's Assistant

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Grace Savage

Grace Sutton

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Helena Lee

Wendy Katyn

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Elena Neill

Ayla Katyn

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Vannessa Makridis

Dignitary

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Writing

Shane Maloney

Dignitary

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Production

Nicci Dillon

Arts Ministry Mandarin

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Arisa Yura

Receptionist

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Rowan Freeman

Security Guard

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Lloyd Stuart

Party Guest

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Helena Ruse

Child at House

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Helena Ruse

Child at House

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Sean Ruse

Child at House

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Wayne Hyett

Richard

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Directing

Andrew Dyson

Fire Juggler

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Joanne Duffy

Police Person

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Kieron O'Leary

Police Person

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Sharon Fenech

Police Person

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Ben Grogan

Raph Barista

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