Greta Scacchi as Bev & Sam Corlett as Max in He Aint Heavy. Photo by David Dare Parker.

Bonsai Films today announced that He Ain’t Heavy, starring the stellar cast of Leila George (Animal Kingdom and the upcoming Disclaimer), Sam Corlett (Vikings: Valhalla, The Dry and Territory) and Greta Scacchi (The Player, Looking for Alibrandi) and directed by David Vincent Smith, will be released in cinemas nationally on October 17.

He Ain’t Heavy was selected to screen at this year’s Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival and CinefestOZ.

Produced by Jess Parker and Executive Produced by Kristina Ceyton and Jonathan Page, He Ain’t Heavy follows 30-year-old Jade (Leila George) who has sacrificed the better part of her life to rescue her little brother Max (Sam Corlett) from drug addiction. In desperation, unbeknownst to their ever-forgiving mother Bev (Greta Scacchi), Jade locks him inside the vacant rural home left by their grandparents in an attempt to “get him clean’. But when Bev arrives, a shocking discovery leads them all to reevaluate their own lives.

Real life daughter and mother Leila George and Greta Scacchi play Jade and Bev, with Sam Corlett as Max.

He Ain’t Heavy marks the feature film directorial debut of award-winning Western Australian writer and director David Vincent Smith and is an extension of his proof of concept short I’m Not Hurting You which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and screened at numerous local and international film festivals including the WA Made Film Festival and Austin Film Festival.

Keep an eye on cinemaaustralia.com.au for updates. 

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