Lucky Miles

Lucky Miles. A bittersweet comedy about distance, difference and dud maps. Based on a collection of true stories.

Lucky Miles is a desert buddy movie inspired by several stories Michael first heard when he visited the Pilbara region of Western Australia in the late 80s. True stories of ‘boat people’ landing on the remote WA coastline in the hope of starting a new life, quickly running into trouble as they set out into some of the harshest and least populated country of Australia.

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It’s 1990 and an Indonesian fishing boat abandons Iraqi and Cambodian refugees in a remote part of the Western Australia. Whilst most are quickly caught by officials, three men with nothing in common but their misfortune and determination escape arrest and begin an epic journey into the heart of. Pursued by an army reservist unit, our three heroes wander deeper into the desert, desperately searching for civilisation amongst the stones of the Pilbara.

RELEASE DATE: July 19, 2007 Country of Origin: Australia Running Time: 105 minutes Rating: TBC Director: Michael James Rowland