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Fwends

2025 1 h 32 min Drama · Comedy

A spontaneous weekend visit between two friends becomes a tender, funny look at growing up and growing apart.

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About the film

What it’s about

Jessie's estranged friend from Sydney turns up unannounced in Melbourne. They spend a weekend together, trying to dodge their own problems and a shared sense of existential dread.

What hooks you

Emmanuelle Mattana and Melissa Gan play the reunited pair, and both also wrote the screenplay with director Sophie Somerville. The film won the Caligari Prize for innovation at the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who enjoy character-driven dramedies about friendship, the messiness of adult life, and the bittersweet distance that can grow between people.

Technical details
Country
Australia
Year
2025
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Running time
1h 32min
World premiere
Feb 15, 2025
Box office (world)$22,064

Ratings

MOVIE․ONE · 159 votes
6.7 /10
IMDb
6.6122
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Creative team

All 6
Director Sophie Somerville
Starring
  1. 01 Emmanuelle Mattana Em
  2. 02 Melissa Gan Jessie
  3. 03 Jason Resoort “Clown Dude”
  4. 04 Carter Looker Actor
  5. 05 Ned Walta Actor

Awards and nominations

1 win

All
  1. 1 win Berlin International Film Festival 2025
Top wins
  1. Caligari Award for Innovation in the Young Cinema Program Sophie Somerville Berlin International Film Festival · 2025

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