Blackrock (1997)When a young schoolgirl is raped and murdered, the mateship between a group of surfers is tested as the truth is slowly revealed. Director:Steven Vidler |
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Blackrock (1997)When a young schoolgirl is raped and murdered, the mateship between a group of surfers is tested as the truth is slowly revealed. Director:Steven Vidler |
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Laurence Breuls | ... |
Jared
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Linda Cropper | ... |
Diane
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Simon Lyndon | ... |
Ricko
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| Chris Haywood | ... |
Det. Sgt. Wilansky
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Rebecca Smart | ... |
Cherie
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Jeanette Cronin | ... |
Lesley Warner
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| David Field | ... |
Ken Warner
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| Justine Clarke | ... |
Tiffany
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| Essie Davis | ... |
Det.Gilhooley
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| Jessica Napier | ... |
Rachel
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| Bojana Novakovic | ... |
Tracy
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Shayne Francis | ... |
Glenys
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| John Howard | ... |
Len Kirby
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| Geoff Morrell | ... |
Stewart Ackland
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Cameron Nugent | ... |
Jason
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In New South Wales, Jared surfs with his mates and has a first girl. He hosts a beach party for his older pal, Ricko, and witnesses four of his mates gang-rape a 15 year old. He does nothing, and the next day, she's found murdered. At school, the boys and the girls react: the girls with anger at the perpetrators, the boys with jeering at the dead girl's morality. The students' parents have their own responses. Jared retreats into angry silence, disgusted that he did nothing to help the dead girl. Meanwhile, his mother wants to talk to him about her impending cancer surgery, the police want to know what he saw, and his friend Ricko wants an alibi. Jared's cracking under the pressure. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Blackrock should go down as one of the best Aussie films around. I remember when it came out in 97' n' i thought it was the coolest movie, n' disturbing . I saw the play in High school at the Bogga Road Jail in 98'too.
The acting is great from all the cast, especially Simon Lyndon, one of his best performances and the filming is shot so well. I listen to the soundtrack all the time, its awesome. Songs from The Cruel Sea, Sidewinder, Rebeca's Empire, Beast of Burben and The Cranberry's, they set the time and place.
This film would get pretty disturbing for some viewer's but stuff like this does happen. But i think it's a great film, go check it out!! David Field has a small roll in this but brilliant acting, if your an Aussie n' you have'nt seen it, GET IT NOW!!! 9/10