Little Fish

Synopsis: In Sydney, Tracey Heart is a thirty-two years old manager of a video shop ex-addicted in heroin and clean for four years. She is trying to raise forty thousand dollars to buy a shop for computer games on the next door of the rental and become partner of her boss, but based on her negative records, the banks deny the loan. Tracey takes care of her junkie stepfather Lionel Dawson, unsuccessfully trying to make him quit his heroin habit. When her former boy-friend Jonny returns from Vancouver, Tracey's mother Janelle fears a fall of Tracey, while she blames Jonny for the car accident where her son Ray lost one leg. When Ray and Jonny associate to Moss, the assistant of the retired criminal boss Bradley 'The Jockey' Thompson, in drug dealing, Tracey is convinced by Jonny to join them and raise the necessary money for her business along the weekend.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Rowan Woods
Production: First Look Pictures
  12 wins & 23 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
2005
114 min
Website
929 Views


C'mon!

C'mon! I got a baby-sitter.

I don't wanna go.

I don't wanna go on my own.

Trace!

You got some clothes here, haven't ya?

C'mon, show us!

Hey, Tran, don't you reckon Tracy

should come to the school reunion?

Yeah.

Is that right?

Tracy never goes out.

Listen. We'll have a look here.

You're alright?

Yeah! Good.

Good Evening. Can I

have you bags, please?

What have you got there?

This one.

G'day.

How was it?

It was okay.

Did she behave herself?

Yeah, not a problem.

How was that?

It was alright.

Can we go?

I'll drive.

Can you give me a ride home?

No. You can walk, fatso.

Excuse me. Come here.

I had a message from

Lionel Dawson on my phone.

How did he get my number?

Hey, girl, it's a new world

let's have a little fun

Don't stay hitting away

They play this one. You should come.

I wish you were there.

You're gonna stay very long?

Kind of got sick of this.

I thought you were dead.

I got my sun messy.

Mom was there.

I had to drive her home.

Well, I gave her another call

but no, she didn't call back.

You should go see her.

Yeah.

Yeah, I've been thinking about that.

What's up?

Nah!

Someone's, you know,

dropping something off for me.

I'm sorry, sweetheart.

I didn't know you were coming.

Go on, right on the front room.

Sorry, darling.

Just a moment, Steven.

Brad!

What an honor.

Lionel.

I'll get you a drink.

Working hard?

I've sold quite a few jerseys this week.

Take the pressure off.

Li!

Lionel!

Tracy!

It's all yours now, mate.

Yeah, partnership's

dissolved. I understand.

It's all up to you now.

So, that's it.

Yeah, you're retiring. That's great!

As to this particular arrangement.

That's it. The enamel packages.

This is not for me.

Yeah. I nteresting timing. Like I've

been making arrangements for detox.

Yeah, I'm fine.

I reckon this will be good for us.

Clear the air.

Won't be so dependant at last.

You'll have more time not working.

We can take up golf.

Snooker.

F***ing bridge.

You're alright, then.

Yeah, I couldn't be happier.

It just began.

Good luck, mate.

Steven.

F***!

Sorry. I... forgot you were there.

Yeah, you did.

It's you, ey?

Shinny girl.

I've gotta go.

I have to stay. It was spectacular.

Jesus Christ, Lionel!

Don't get on when I'm here, alright?

You wait till I go!

I thought you'd go in there and... -

Do you want this?

No.

I'll see ya.

See ya, love.

Trace, are you up?

Tracy, this business plan is good.

It's very good. You've

obviously done a lot of research.

It's very impressive.

And this address where you live,

is this rented property?

That's my mom's house.

It's rented, yeah.

I n the last four years

there's steady employment,

but there's no savings, no capital.

You don't own a car?

No, I've had some debts to pay off.

We do a credit check

on all loan applications

and it is quite colorful

your file, Tracy.

This isn't really really safe estimate.

Did you, did you see these?

We get people coming in

to the shop all the time

asking if we've got internet,

'cause we're so close to the station.

The nearest place is...

It's...

Tracy, this is not a personal

decision. This is the bank's policy.

I cannot approve an unsecured line

against someone with your history.

Sorry.

Look, if you can come

back with some collateral

we might be able to talk again.

But the way it's currently

structured I can't approve that loan.

Okay?

What?

What?

No, no, I won't do it.

No, Ray, I said no.

Hey, Trace.

The manager said the plan was, uhm,

What did he say? It's impressive.

I mpressive?

So, we'll sign off

our new shop on Monday.

That gives you a week.

Will the bank be able to

transfer the money by then?

By Monday? Yeah!

Oh! Did you tell your mom?

Trace... did you call you mom?

Yeah, on the mobile.

Net one plan.

Do they have any computers

can we actually fit in there?

Some shoes for your brother.

Ray gets his shoes done by that guy

of the street. I'm seeing him tonight.

How is he going? Come on, kids.

Ray is Ray.

Grab your bags.

Hey, thanks for opening up this morning.

No problem.

That'd be 12.

Sorry?

Computers. Next door.

Cool. I'll see ya.

See ya.

Girls! Wait up.

Hello. Ray Heart speaking.

This is where I work.

You get down here and get

the sh*t out of my shop.

Do you hear me, Ray?

Yeah. I'll get back to you in about five

minutes, alright? I'll call you straight back.

Sh*t.

Okay?

Forty'd be good.

What do you say?

See you tonight?

Yeah, give us a kiss.

Is it alright if I bring

a friend over for dinner?

Friend?

Yeah, I do have him.

Good. It's okay.

See you tonight.

Hi, Trace.

Don't hang up on me,

Ray. You get down here

and get this f***ing sh*t out of my shop

or I'll throw it in the bin.

Just get here.

I have to get a bus. I've only got

ten bucks to last me 'till Friday

and it's Tuesday. Can you hold on

to it 'till tonight for me, Trace?

It'd be a birthday present.

Last time, Ray.

Sorry. Your password?

Oh, Jesus Christ.

I suppose a cup of tea

is out of the question.

How's Ray?

He's good.

It's his birthday today.

There's milk if you...

No, still have it black.

Tracy's doing well?

Yes, she is. Lionel,

what are you doing here?

Just came round to

say hello, that's all.

Say hello.

Haven't been to a show in years.

You and the kids and me.

Had some times, ey?

Mainly in club and races.

Beach.

I miss you.

Lionel, you gave my daughter heroin.

Yeah.

She's clean now. She's good.

This is for you.

I don't want anything from

you. You can call a cab.

It's Ray's birthday. I'm

cooking his favorite dinner.

Tracy will be home soon.

And you were never here.

Tran, I don't mind you

singing on the ship,

but you got to get the work done, too.

Remember we got that special?

Two D VDs and you get a pack of that

crap popcorn. Give it away, Tran.

Want me to pick him up later?

No, mate. I'll put him in a taxi.

U nless you want to

stay and watch the cable.

I gotta get home.

G'day, mate.

Over there.

Ray Heart?

Yeah.

Thanks for coming out here.

Yeah.

I got you a beer.

No, thanks.

So... is there a problem?

I got some money together

with a friend of mine.

We're looking for opportunities to...

How much money?

About 30 grand.

No bullshit.

Why would I do that, mate?

We're good for it.

Fair enough.

Give us a call tomorrow

and I'll see what we can do.

Thanks.

Well, he said a friend. Isn't

that what a friend means?

Could be someone he

talked to at the bus stop.

Look, it's his birthday.

Trace, get the door, will ya?

Why is he at the front...

You know where the key is. Use it!

Sh*t!

Ray's not here yet?

I'll let you in the front.

Is that Ray?

It's Jonny.

Isn't he in Vancouver?

Not anymore.

Sh*t.

Janelle?

Oh, well, what have we got here?

Come in.

Trace.

Duty free. Do you still smoke?

Ray told you I was coming here?

When did you get back?

A couple of days ago.

Thanks.

Here. This is for you.

Not real ones.

Why are you wearing a suit?

Why I am wearing a suit?

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