He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand is a 2001 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Richard Lowenstein and starring Noah Taylor. The film draws on the 1994 memoir of the same name and consists of a series of vignettes from a young man's experience of sharing accommodation with a variety of characters. There also exists a graphic adaptation of the novel. Plot The film opens with Danny (Noah Taylor) discovering his friend Flip (Brett Stewart) dead in their flat. It then flashes back nine months to Brisbane, where Danny and Flip live in a house with other eccentric roommates. The house, known as the Queenslander, has unique features such as wooden stilts, verandas, and open rooms. In Brisbane, Taylor, a Russian with military obsessions, engages in random acts of violence. Danny, Flip, Milo, and Otis have a discussion about love and make drunken confessions. Sam, an English girl, joins the conversation. Later, Danny visits a Social Security office where an officer ridicules his aspirations of being a writer. Back at home, Sam challenges Danny's claim to be a writer, and Danny expresses his desire for teletype paper to inspire his writing. Anya, a mysterious foreigner, arrives to inquire about a room in the house. Danny introduces her to the other roommates. Anya declares herself a strict vegetarian.