A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.
- Genre: Comedy
- Studio: Empress Road Productions, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Showtime Australia, Gannon Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Film Victoria
- Keyword: lightning, fisherman, boat accident, god, church, courtroom, insurance policy, bushfires
- Cast: Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes, Emily Browning, Bille Brown