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15 year old Sebastian thinks that he is hard done by. He has reached a feeling of boredom with his predictable middle class existence. He learns what hardship is really about when he encounters Sparrow at the local video parlour. Sparrow has more tougher trials to face, such as sleeping in clothing bins, scavenging for food and protecting himself from skinheads and the law. An uplifting story about how friendship can transcend social and economic boundaries. Starring Alexander Bainbridge, Jeremy Angerson and Elizabeth Alexander.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308662
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless youth - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homelessness
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Skinheads
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homeless youth - Australia
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Skinheads
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)