The badly beaten, gang-raped corpse of a 15 year old girl is discovered on a deserted stretch of beach after an all-night beach party, celebrating the return of local surfing legend, Ricko, goes out of control. The working class Australian coastal community of Blackrock goes into an uproar, and is promptly splintered by shame, deceit and mistrust. 17 year old Jared (who organised Ricko’s party at the local surf club), is left with the wrenching decision whether or not to rat on his mates. Cast includes Laurence Breuls, Linda Cropper, Simon Lyndon, Chris Haywood, Rebecca Smart, Essie Davis and Jessica Napier.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309196
Language
English
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sea in motion pictures
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Rape
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Women - Crimes against
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Justice
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Juvenile delinquents
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mateship
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and sons
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Parties
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)