Based on the award-winning collection of short-stories by Robert Drewe, “Bodysurfer” combines a number of characters and incidents to create a single narrative focusing on the troubled personal life of David Lang. Following the failure of his marriage he begins a series of casual affairs but memories of his past come flooding back to stir his feelings of guilt. Realising he has failed his son he becomes a fugitive to consider his future. Cast includes Peter Kowitz, Linda Cropper, Joy Smithers and Penne Hackforth-Jones.
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ACMI Identifier
302419
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)