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The Heartbreak Kid (1993)

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Film details

Featuring

Claudia Karvan Alex Dimitriades Steve Bastoni
Director

Michael Jenkins
Country

Australia
Year

1993
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Christina has just started a teaching career in a rowdy high school in Melbourne where there is a conflict between a racist sports teacher who will only coach Australian Rules Rugby, and the pupils who want to play football. Christina sides with the pupils and coaches the soccer team herself until one of the boys' fathers steps in. Christina becomes romantically involved with the boy and the secret affair inevitably becomes public.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Christina
    
    Claudia Karvan
  - Nick
    
    Alex Dimitriades
  - Dimitri
    
    Steve Bastoni
  - George
    
    Nico Lathouris
  - Southgate
    
    William Mcinnes
  - Evdokia
    
    Doris Younane
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Michael Jenkins
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    View Films Pty Ltd
  - Sponsor
    
    Australian Film Finance Corporation
  - Executive Producer
    
    Andrea Asimov
  - Producer
    
    Ben Gannon
  Writing:
  - Script
    
    Michael Jenkins
  - Script
    
    Richard Barrett
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Nino Martinetti
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Peter Carrodus
  Music:
  - Music
    
    John Clifford White

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