Candy

2006 film directed by Neil Armfield
Movie film Q280928
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Summary

Candy is a film[1]. Candy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Candy received the AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3].
  • Candy's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Candy was directed by Neil Armfield[5].
  • Luke Davies wrote the screenplay for Candy[6].
  • Neil Armfield wrote the screenplay for Candy[7].
  • Candy's composer is recorded as Paul Charlier[8].
  • Candy's genre is romance film[9].
  • Candy's genre is drama film[10].
  • Candy's based on is recorded as Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction[11].
  • A cast member of Candy was Heath Ledger[12].
  • A cast member of Candy was Abbie Cornish[13].
  • A cast member of Candy was Geoffrey Rush[14].
  • A cast member of Candy was Tony Martin[15].
  • A cast member of Candy was Tara Morice[16].
  • A cast member of Candy was Adrienne Pickering[17].
  • A cast member of Candy was Damon Herriman[18].
  • A cast member of Candy was Felino Dolloso[19].
  • A cast member of Candy was Tom Budge[20].
  • A cast member of Candy was Noni Hazlehurst[21].
  • A cast member of Candy was Paul Blackwell[22].
  • A cast member of Candy was Nathaniel Dean[23].
  • Candy was produced by Margaret Fink[24].
  • Candy was produced by Emile Sherman[25].
  • Candy's depicts is recorded as sexual intercourse[26].
  • Candy's director of photography is recorded as Garry Phillips[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Margaret Fink[24] and Emile Sherman[25]. Candy was directed by Neil Armfield[5]. Screenwriters include Luke Davies[6] and Neil Armfield[7]. Cast members include Heath Ledger[12], Abbie Cornish[13], Geoffrey Rush[14], Tony Martin[15], Tara Morice[16], and Adrienne Pickering[17].

Publication

Publication dates include February 15, 2006[28], April 19, 2006[29], April 27, 2006[30], May 25, 2006[31], June 1, 2006[32], and July 27, 2006[33]. The original language of Candy was English[34]. Genres include romance film[9] and drama film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include heroin[35] and non-controlled substance abuse[36].

Reception

Candy received the AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3]. Reviews include 47%[37], 5.8/10[38], and 57/100[39].

Why It Matters

Candy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2] Candy has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Candy is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Candy receive?

Honors received include AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Mullanur · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'ka', 'ko', 'n
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    Depicts → sexual intercourse
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2006-02-15T00:00:00Z, +2006-04-19T00:00:00Z, +2006-04-27T00:00:00Z +17
    Screenwriter → Luke Davies, Neil Armfield
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+108'}
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