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

Writers:

Nick Enright (screenplay), Nick Enright (play)

Stars:

Laurence Breuls, Linda Cropper, Simon Lyndon

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Breuls	...	Jared
Linda Cropper	...	Diane
Simon Lyndon	...	Ricko
Chris Haywood	...	Det. Sgt. Wilansky
Rebecca Smart	...	Cherie
Jeanette Cronin	...	Lesley Warner
David Field	...	Ken Warner
Justine Clarke	...	Tiffany
Essie Davis	...	Det.Gilhooley
Jessica Napier	...	Rachel
Bojana Novakovic	...	Tracy (as Boyana Novakovich)
Shayne Francis	...	Glenys
John Howard	...	Len Kirby
Geoff Morrell	...	Stewart Ackland
Cameron Nugent	...	Jason

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

dead girl | cancer | gang rape | justice | brawl | 

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Taglines:

When all you can hear is your own silence

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1997 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Gross:

AUD 1,100,000 (Australia)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Palm Beach Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on a true story.

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Connections

References Terms of Endearment (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Ghost Of Love Returned"
Written by Phillis / Clouds
Performed by Clouds
Courtesy of Polydor Records

User Reviews

Shite

Worst movie ever, if you are roped into seeing this one try to fall a sleep within the first 5 minutes so that you wont have to endure the horrific plot and even poorer acting. The badly developed story makes the movie tedious to watch falling into the "I don't really care what happens in this movie as long as it ends" category. The makeup was really bad as well, actors looked mentally inadequate. This movie even makes "Soul Plane" look good.

Please don't watch this movie as it only encourages the sad sad people who make junk like this.

-Stu3