Toy Love (film)

For the New Zealand new wave/punk band, see Toy Love.

Toy Love is a 2002 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Harry Sinclair and features Dean O'Gorman, Kate Elliott, Marissa Stott, Michael Lawrence, Genevieve McClean, Chris Dykzeul, Peter Feeney, Quinton Hita, Miriama Smith, Kim Michalis, Rose McIver and Lynette Forday.^[1][2]

Toy Love
Directed by	Harry Sinclair
Written by	Harry Sinclair
Produced by	John Swimmer Productions
Starring	Dean O'Gorman Kate Elliott Marissa Stott Michael Lawrence Genevieve McClean Chris Dykzeul Peter Feeney Quinton Hita Miriama Smith Kim Michalis Rose McIver Lynette Forday
Cinematography	Grant McKinnon
Edited by	Margot Francis
Music by	Victoria Kelly Joost Langeveld
Distributed by	New Zealand Film Commission
Release dates	6 October 2002 (2002-10-06) (Warsaw Film Festival) 8 May 2003 (2003-05-08) (New Zealand)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Plot

Love is a game for Ben who lies and cheats on his girlfriend Emily, with the greatest of ease. But when he meets the sexy and unpredictable Chlo, the tables are turned. Ben falls head over heels in love, and is astonished to find someone even more immoral than he is.^[2]

Cast

Actor	Role
Dean O'Gorman	Ben
Kate Elliott	Chlo
Marissa Stott	Emily
Michael Lawrence	Francois
Genevieve McClean	Nancy
Chris Dykzeul	Mick
Peter Feeney	Jim
Quinton Hita	Mat
Miriama Smith	Hinemoa
Kim Michalis	Imogen
Rose McIver	Lucy
Lynette Forday	Empathy

Awards

Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto 2003

• Won – Audience Jury Award – Harry Sinclair

Gijón International Film Festival 2002

• Nominated – Best Feature (Grand Prix Asturias) – Harry Sinclair

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 2003

• Nominated – Best Actress – Kate Elliott
• Nominated – Best Contribution to a Soundtrack – Tim Prebble
• Nominated – Best Editing – Margot Francis
• Nominated – Best Original Music – Victoria Kelly, Joost Langeveld

See also

• Cinema of New Zealand