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Newcastle

Country: Australia, Language: English, 107 mins

  • Director: Dan Castle
  • Writer: Dan Castle
  • Producer: Nick Carpenter; Kristina Ceyton

CGiii Comment

An aggressive alpha-male and a whole lot of severely unpleasant kids...

It is beautifully filmed.

It has a tenderness, an awakening...potentially, a very fine film indeed.

Ruined by the end sequence - it was both amateur and unnecessary.

Still...obvious talent at work.


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The(ir) Blurb...

'Newcastle' is a coming-of-age/family drama/surfing movie. 17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat of magnificent surf breaks, his blue-collar future is brought home by the coal barges that constantly line his horizon. Jesse has the natural skills to surf his way out of this reality and onto the international circuit but can he overcome his equally natural ability to sabotage himself? A momentous weekend away with his mates that includes first love and tragedy leads him to discover what's really important, and also to the performance of a lifetime.

Cast & Characters

Lachlan Buchanan as Jesse;
Xavier Samuel as Fergus;
Reshad Strik as Victor;
Kirk Jenkins as Andy;
Anthony Hayes as Danny;
Shane Jacobson as Reggie;
Barry Otto as Gramps;
Joy Smithers as Flora;
Gigi Edgley as Sandra;
Ben Milliken as Nathan;
Israel Cannan as Scotty;
Debra Ades as Debra;
Rebecca Breeds as Leah;
Jaymes Triglone as Billy;
Woody Naismith as Jake