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 reconsider his future. Cast includes Peter Kowitz, Linda Cropper, Joy Smithers and Penne Hackforth-Jones.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
37198
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Adaptations
Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Literature
Television
Television → Mini-series
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)