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An Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.An Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.An Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
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Aaron L. McGrath
- Joseph
- (as Aaron McGrath)
Braydn Pittman
- Jason
- (as Braden Pittman)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut for Ruby Rose and her first nude scene.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Dino Chalmers: [narrating] We don't choose to be born, but we choose to live. Some of us choose to love.
Chrissie Wood: Liam! Liam!
Dino Chalmers: And some of us, only some of us, choose to be free.
Chrissie Wood: [as he is put into police car] Liam!
Uncle Rex: He'll be back, mama.
- SoundtracksJust To Feel Wanted
Written by Brendan Tuckerman (as B Tuckerman)
Performed by Brendan Tuckerman (as Tuka)
© Source Music Pty Ltd
Licensed courtesy of Source Music Pty Ltd
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I expected nothing but was blown away
Make no mistake - anyone who gives less than 6 to this film is prejudiced, whether they know it or not, or they are white Australians who do not want to accept that there other "Australias" within Australia.
If you watch this film with nothing other than curiosity as to where it will take you, you cannot help but be blown away by the simple power of this film.
Kudos to the screenplay, kudos to the director, kudos to the obvious off-the-cuff but first class acting, particularly in the prison scenes and the first rehearsal, and kudos for putting it all together as if you are watching Life rather than a film.
It is a film with so many stories : Liam's of course, but, also, his mother's story, his teacher's story (Christina Ricci), his brother's story, his school's story, the gubba teacher's story, his brother's story, and last but not least, his father's story. All of these stories grab you by the throat but you have to not be prejudiced to "see" all those stories.
A brilliant film.
If you watch this film with nothing other than curiosity as to where it will take you, you cannot help but be blown away by the simple power of this film.
Kudos to the screenplay, kudos to the director, kudos to the obvious off-the-cuff but first class acting, particularly in the prison scenes and the first rehearsal, and kudos for putting it all together as if you are watching Life rather than a film.
It is a film with so many stories : Liam's of course, but, also, his mother's story, his teacher's story (Christina Ricci), his brother's story, his school's story, the gubba teacher's story, his brother's story, and last but not least, his father's story. All of these stories grab you by the throat but you have to not be prejudiced to "see" all those stories.
A brilliant film.
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- Jan 8, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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