In New South Wales, Jared surfs with his mates and has a first girl. He hosts a beach party for his older pal, Ricko, and witnesses four of his mates gang-rape a 15 year old. He does nothing, and the next day, she's found murdered. At school, the boys and the girls react: the girls with anger at the perpetrators, the boys with jeering at the dead girl's morality. The students' parents have their own responses. Jared retreats into angry silence, disgusted that he did nothing to help the dead girl. Meanwhile, his mother wants to talk to him about her impending cancer surgery, the police want to know what he saw, and his friend Ricko wants an alibi. Jared's cracking under the pressure.
Directed by Steven Vidler
surfing
based on true story
based on play or musical
breast cancer
coming of age
gang rape
father figure
beach party
mysterious death
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
Cast
Laurence Breuls
Jared Kirby
Linda Cropper
Diane Kirby
Simon Lyndon
Brett "Ricko" Ricketson
Chris Haywood
Det. Sgt. Wilansky
Rebecca Smart
Cherie Milenko
Jeanette Cronin
Lesley Warner
David Field
Ken Warner
Justine Clarke
Tiffany
Essie Davis
Det. Gilhooley
Jessica Napier
Rachel Ackland
Bojana Novaković
Tracy Warner
John Howard
Len Kirby
Crew
Steven Vidler
Director
Nick Enright
Screenplay
Steve Kilbey
Original Music Composer
Nick Enright
Co-Producer
Nick Enright
Author
Douglas 'Rocky' McDonald
Stunt Coordinator
Steven Vidler
Script Editor
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
taiya
8.3★ · 07/14/24
may not be the best quality movie but the message is so incredibly important. great adaptation of the play!!
may not be the best quality movie but the message is so incredibly important. great adaptation of the play!!