The Year My Voice Broke (1987)

During the year 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Austrailia watches painfully as his best friend and first love, an older girl, blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby... See full summary »

Director:

John Duigan

Writer:

John Duigan

Stars:

Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noah Taylor	...	Danny Embling
Loene Carmen	...	Freya Olson
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Trevor Leishman
Graeme Blundell	...	Nils Olson
Lynette Curran	...	Anne Olson
Malcolm Robertson	...	Bruce Embling
Judi Farr	...	Sheila Embling
Tim Robertson	...	Bob Leishman
Bruce Spence	...	Jonah
Harold Hopkins	...	Tom Alcock
Nick Tate	...	Sergeant Pierce
Vincent Ball	...	Headmaster
Anja Coleby	...	Gail Olson
Kylie Ostara	...	Alison
Kelly Dingwall	...	Barry

Storyline

During the year 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Austrailia watches painfully as his best friend and first love, an older girl, blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, setting off a chain of events that irreversibly changes the lives of everyone involved.

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Plot Keywords:

first love | rugby | sexual attraction | urination | pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

It was incredible. It was the year that changed everything. Forever.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Australian Graffiti

Filming Locations:

Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Gross:

$213,901 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kennedy Miller Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poem read by the teacher is "Train Journey" by Judith Wright.

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Goofs

The police car driven by the police Sergeant is an XP Ford Falcon which were produced from March 1965 to September 1966. They did not exist in 1962.

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Connections

Followed by Flirting (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Apache"
Performed by The Shadows

User Reviews

This is a great film!

The Year My Voice Broke is the finest film to come from Australia.

The acting is wonderful, the scenery is glorious, the cinematography superb, and everything clicks to make for a very moving story. This is one of my all-time favorities of all movies every made. The young actors are very natural in their approach to acting and one feels they are very real people who are going through this strange change in life through which all must pass. Kudos to the director and the producers.