About
In Samoan-born director Sima Urale's first feature, two mothers from very different cultures find the courage to confront the secrets of the past, and set their sons free. Hard-working Lorna (Jennifer Ludlam, from Cover Story) runs an old-fashioned cake shop and lives with her unemployed son (Scott Wills). For Anita (British actor Laila Rouass) , star of an Indian cooking show, things come to a head when her son decides to meet her estranged sister, who runs a no-frills curry house. Apron Strings debuted in the Discovery Section of the 2008 Toronto Film Festival. It won four Qantas Awards, including for Ludlam and Wills.
Key Cast & Crew
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Laila Rouass
As: Anita
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Makeup artist Tracey Sharman touches up Laila Rouass's make-up in between takes on the set of Apron Strings.
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Laila Rouass (Anita) and Leela Patel (Tara) exchange harsh words in a scene from Apron Strings.
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Director Sima Urale takes in the set of Apron Strings and explains her vision.
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Director Sima Urale observes the action taking place in the TAB on the Apron Strings set.
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Scott Wills (Barry), Sima Urale (director) and Gary Young (Minh) in between takes on the set of Apron Strings.
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Scott Wills as a drunk Barry has an altercation with Lorna in her kitchen.
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Nina Edwards (Wardrobe Designer) and Hannah Woods (Wardrobe-Standby) prepare Scott Wills (Barry) for his jail scene.
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Nimi Bedi (Mrs Raj Kaur) brings out a celebratory cake in a scene from Apron Strings.
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Nathan Whitaker (Michael), Laila Rouass (Anita), and Peter Elliott (David) in a scene from 2008 Sima Urale movie Apron Strings.
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Nathan Whitaker as Michael attends his first prayer meeting at the Gurudwara Temple in a scene from Apron Strings.
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Laila Rouass (Anita) in her cooking show applies lime juice from Tahitian limes in a scene from Apron Strings.
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Laila Rouass as Anita poses for her cooking show photoshoot in a scene from Apron Strings.
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Lorna (Jennifer Ludlum) and flowers, Virginia (Jodie Rimmer) and Virginia's baby (Agueer Deng) in a scene from 2008 movie Apron Strings.
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Jennifer Ludlum (Lorna) marches down the street to bring Barry his home cooked dinner in a scene from Apron Strings.
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Gary Young (Minh) and Scott Wills (Barry) in a scene from Apron Strings where Minh tells Barry he’ll wipe his debt, if he can get his Mother to sell her shop.
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