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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)
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- 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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To Miss, With Love - Downunder
This is an infuriatingly hackneyed entry in the idealistic-teacher-saves-disadvantaged-students sub-genre. It desperately wants to be hip and socially relevant, but is relentlessly and embarrassingly dull. It's a classic example of what happens when film funding bodies like Screen Australia become preoccupied with ticking all the politically correct boxes. Aboriginal content and cast. Tick. Female writer and director. Double tick. Lead character tailored for an American star (however awkwardly). Tick. Story geared to a younger demographic. Tick. But none of these elements ever comes together, and the result is a lame mish-mash that attempts to sell us Aboriginal students energised by Shakespeare, Christina Ricci battling racism and exploring her sexuality, and a morally confused criminal sub-plot that weirdly shifts the focus from the central characters. To make matters worse, the depiction of inner-Sydney's Redfern - which is given an LA ghetto makeover (complete with burnt-out cars and fires in the streets) - is dishonest and laughable to anyone who actually knows it.
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- Oct 19, 2014
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