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Product Description Placid Lake (Ben Lee) has always been different. His crayon eating scientific genius of a best friend, Gemma (Rose Byrne), also has a few issues with "blending in." As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, Placid's brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. When he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents' horror, he gets a normal job. Soon he's embracing conformity on the fast track to corporate success and making every effort to get Gemma into bed. Can Placid finally retire his rage in the pursuit of normalcy, or will his plan backfire? Winner, Melbourne Film Festival. Official Selection for Edinburgh Intl Film Festival, Brisbane Intl Film Festival and American Film Institute Film Festival. This film was also was an Australian Writers Guild AWGIE Award Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Major AWGIE for Best Script. Australia, in English. Review Winner - Most Popular Feature - Melbourne Int'l Film Festival Winner - Best Screenplay - Australian Film Institute (Australian Oscars®) Winner - Best Feature Film Adaptation - Australain Writers' Guild Winner - Major Ward Award - Australian Writers' Guild Nominated - Best Film - Australian Film Institute (Australian Oscars®) Nominated - Best Actress - Australian Film Institute (Australian Oscars®) Nominated - Best Supporting Actress - Australian Film Institute (Australian Oscars®) Nominated - Outstanding Film Comedy - Australian Comedy Awards Nominated - Outstanding Comic Screenplay - Australian Comedy Awards ---