
High Heels and Low Lifes(2001)
Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.


“In a word, they're gone”
Three fraternal bank robbers, languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.

Guy Pearce
Dale

Robert Taylor
Frank

Rachel Griffiths
Carol

Joel Edgerton
Shane

Damien Richardson
Mal

Rhondda Findleton
Jane

Kate Atkinson
Pamela

Vince Colosimo
Kelly

Paul Sonkkila
O'Riordan

Kim Gyngell
Paul
The Hard Word is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2002 exploring themes of robbery, brother, delinquent, crooked lawyer, femme fatale, sausage. Directed by Scott Roberts, it stars Guy Pearce, Robert Taylor, Rachel Griffiths. Three fraternal bank robbers, languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.
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