Acclaimed director Neil Armfield has adapted Luke Davies' best-selling novel Candy and produced a contemporary love story of startling beauty for the screen.

In the title role, Abbie Cornish delivers a fearless portrayal of a young artist whose lust for life takes her to the edge of sanity. Heath Ledger breathes a sweet and tender optimism into Dan, a sometime-poet lost in love with Candy. In heroin they find a path to limitless pleasure. But as addiction takes hold they lose the very thing they sought. Candy opens the door on a dream vision that will have meaning for all who have been dazzled by the beauty of the world.

Candy launched in Official Competition at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival and has been selected to screen at numerous international film festivals which include: Hong Kong, Toronto, Singapore, Taiwan and Valenciennes. Handled by Fortissimo Films for international sales to all major territories including Think Film in the USA and is being released around the world theatrically in 2006/2007.