Two Hands (1999 film)
Two Hands is a 1999 Australian comedy crime film, written and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film stars Heath Ledger as Jimmy, a young man in debt to Pando, a local gangster played by Bryan Brown, and also stars Rose Byrne, David Field, and Susie Porter. It won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 1999. It was filmed in 1998 but was not released in Australia untilJuly 1999. Before its release, it was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States but was not released to DVD in the US until December 2005.
The car Jimmy was using on the joba Ford Falcon belonging to Pandos associate Ackois stolen by a young man and taken to a mechanic with the intention to sell the car. The mechanic happens to be a friend of Ackos, who, displeased at the news of his car being stolen, suspects Jimmys involvement. Acko arrives to recover the car but on the way there his car hits and kills street kid Pete. Helen watches in disbelief as Acko simply picks the dead boys body off the street and dumps it in the gutter, concerned more about the damage to his car. He drives off leaving Helen alone, crying by her dead friend.Jimmy comes up with a plan to pay off the debt by robbing a bank the next day in Bankstown, New South Wales along with two others. The night before he arranges to meet new friend and love interest Alex Rose Byrne at a pub. Unfortunately the meetings arrangements are heard by Les, a friend jealous of Alexs attraction to Jimmy and keen to get in with Pandos gang. After Les informs the gang of the couples whereabouts, Jimmy is forced to flee the pub with Alex, attempting to escape on the Sydney Monorail, however the escape proves unsuccessful and Jimmy is taken to a remote location where the gang plan to kill him. Through the indirect intervention of Jimmys dead brother who acts as a guardian angel figure throughout the film, Jimmy is able to escape and make his way back home to prepare for the bank robbery. ........
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