Candy

[Machine Translation] Two people addicted to drugs but still striving for the ultimate love, the controversial love story that caused a whirlwind of controversy at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival is finally being released! A man and a woman who love each other but are addicted to drugs and fall in love with each other, this drama depicts the long road to true love in a frank and sensitive manner. Starring Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) and Australia's rising star Abbie Cornish. Based on the novel of the same title by poet Luke Davis. Directed by Neil Armfield, an internationally acclaimed stage director. Dan, a young aspiring poet, meets and falls in love with Candy, a beautiful woman who dreams of becoming a painter. Since Dan is a heroin addict, Candy soon falls in love with drugs as well. Candy eventually takes to the streets and begins selling her body to obtain drugs. Dan can only accept her decision in silence. The two live a transient life of drugs and sex, but they do not doubt their sure love...

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ドラッグに溺れながらも究極の愛を目指す二人。2006年ベルリン国際映画祭を賛否の渦に巻き込んだ愛の問題作、いよいよリリース!! 互いに愛し合いながらもドラッグに溺れて転落していく男女が辿る真実の愛への長い道のりを、赤裸々かつ繊細に描いたドラマ。主演は「ブロークバック・マウンテン」のヒース・レジャーとオーストラリア期待の新星アビー・コーニッシュ。原作は詩人でもあるルーク・デイヴィスの同名小説。監督は舞台演出家として世界的な実績を持つニール・アームフィールド。詩人志望の青年ダンは、画家を夢見る美女キャンディと出会い恋に落ちる。ダンがヘロイン常用者だったことから、ほどなくキャンディもドラッグの世界にハマっていく。やがてキャンディは、ドラッグを手に入れるため街頭に立ち身体を売り始める。そんな彼女の決意を、ダンは黙って受け入れることしかできない。ドラッグとセックスの刹那的な生活を送りながらも、確かな愛を疑わない2人だったが・・・。