Angel Baby is a 1995 Australian drama film written and directed by Michael Rymer and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. The film was produced in 1993–94. It is a love story of two people with schizophrenia.
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Premise
Harry and Kate meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. They believe their love is so strong that it will allow them to go off their medication, and this is where their problems begin.
Cast
John Lynch as Harry
Jacqueline McKenzie as Kate
Colin Friels as Morris Goodman
Deborra-Lee Furness as Louise Goodman
Daniel Daperis as Sam Goodman
Robyn Nevin as Dr. Norberg
David Argue as Dave
Samuel Johnson as Checkout cashier
John Brumpton as Clubhouse client
Awards
The film swept the boards at the 1995 AFI Awards winning all the major categories as well as several major international film festivals.
Box office
Angel Baby grossed $1,070,726 at the box office in Australia.