The Sugar Factory (1998)

A disturbed loner teen has to be sent to a halfway house for disturbed teens after a young child whom he was supposed to be watching dies after playing hide and seek by hiding inside a ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Carter

Writer:

Robert Carter (novel)

Stars:

Matt Day, Rhondda Findleton, Anthony Hayes

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Day	...	Harris Berne
Rhondda Findleton	...	Helen MacMillan
Anthony Hayes	...	Marlo (as Tony Hayes)
John Waters	...	Sam Lejeune
Michela Noonan	...	Angela
Glen Shea	...	Joe
Sam Healy	...	Stephanie
Eliot Paton	...	Julius MacMillan
Eliza O'Donoghue	...	Clementine McMillan
Rupert Reid	...	Bruce Kyle
Felicity Price	...	Jacquiline
Ramsey Everingham	...	Lindsay Berne
Marshall Napier	...	Mr. Berne
Katrina Foster	...	Mrs. Berne
Helen Dallimore	...	Christine

Storyline

A disturbed loner teen has to be sent to a halfway house for disturbed teens after a young child whom he was supposed to be watching dies after playing hide and seek by hiding inside a refrigerator.

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Plot Keywords:

loner | halfway house | hide and seek | refrigerator | psychiatrist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 1999 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Strickland House, Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Films Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

User Reviews

Quite good but slow and a tad depressing

This film gave the viewer a good chance to watch some different and interesting characters. To sum it up a bit I would say this was a film about how to deal with guilt and how to deal with a loss of a loved one (or loved ones).

But even with the depth in the characters and some fairly good acting skills it was way too slow for my taste and far too long episodes with silence between the lines to be a really good movie. It also gave me a sort of depressing feeling once it was over.

Overall I have to say it was worth the watch if nothing else than for the great depth we get from the characters.