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Heath Ledger, Rachel Weisz play "Dirt Music"
POSTED ON 06/02/06 AT 5:00 P.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

Variety reports that Heath Ledger and Rachel Weisz will star in "Dirt Music" for director Phillip Noyce. The movie is based on a book written by Tim Winton.

"Dirt Music" is set in western Australia and tells of a man who makes his living as an illegal fisherman. His seemingly happy life suddenly turns tragic when his family is killed in a rollover accident. Things look up, however, when he meets Georgie Jutland, the wife of a successful fisherman.