Unusually, the focus here is on the sexual and social rites of passage of two teenage girls in a male-dominated world. Debbie and Sue are accepted into the Greenhills’ gang, an elite group occupying a particular stretch of Cronulla beach. As surfie groupies Debbie and Sue are required to submit to male whims. Although the girls are proposed as subjects the film maintains a humorously ironic distance from the awfulness of the scene, particularly through the use of narration. The boys, collectively dominant, are individually consigned to the margins. Debbie and Sue are the real mates who ultimately break out of the confines of male-imposed rules. Cast includes: Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Geoff Rhoe, Tony Hughes. Based on the book by Cathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey.
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ACMI Identifier
35740
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Adaptations
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sea in motion pictures
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenage pregnancy
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage girls
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage girls - Sexual behavior
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage pregnancy
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Peer pressure
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Puberty
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage girls
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage pregnancy
History → History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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MPEG-1 Digital File - 2MB Rate; Copy