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Summary
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+22)
Critics 96Audiences 74GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer96%
Audience score76%
IMDb7.1
Box office
12%of its budget back
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $20 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for dramas, −10 min on the typical 109
typical 10999Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1991
March 20, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 35
Noah TaylorDanny Embling
Thandiwe NewtonThandiwe Adjewa
Nicole KidmanNicola Radcliffe- BRBartholomew Rose'Gilby' Fryer
- FNFelix NobisJock Blair
- JPJosh Picker'Backa' Bourke
- KPKiri Paramore'Slag' Green
Marc Aden GrayChristopher Laidlaw
Les HillGreg Gilmore
Naomi WattsJanet Odgers- GPGregg PalmerColin Proudfoot
- JMJoshua Marshall'Cheddar' Fedderson
- DWDavid Wieland'Possum' Piper
Jeff TrumanMr. Morris Cutts
Marshall NapierMr. Rupert Elloitt- CBCraig Black'Pup' Pierdon
- JDJohn DicksReverend Consti Nicholson
Kym WilsonMelissa Miles- LSLisa SpinadelBarbara Howe
- FRFrancesca RaftFiona Spry
- LHLouise HannanTheresa Bradley
- DLDanielle LyttletonJean Thomas
- JFJacqui FiferStacey Burt
Fiona PressMrs. Archer
Directing · 5
- John Duigan Director, Screenplay
- P.J. Voeten Second Assistant Director
- Daphne Paris Script Supervisor
- Emma Schofield Third Assistant Director
- Charles Rotherham First Assistant Director
Production · 8
- George Miller Producer
- Terry Hayes Producer
- Doug Mitchell Producer
- Kathleen Mackie Higgins Casting
- Liz Mullinar Casting
- Barbara Gibbs Associate Producer, Production Manager
Camera · 7
- Geoff Burton Director of Photography
- Robbie Burr Best Boy Grip
- Kerry Jackson Assistant Grip
- Kent Santilla Assistant Grip
- Bruce Barber Key Grip
- Darrin Keough First Assistant Camera
Editing · 8
- Robert Gibson Editor
- Shawn Seet Assistant Editor
- Marcus D'Arcy Additional Editor, Post Production Supervisor
- Tom Meares Colorist
- Arthur Cambridge Color Grading
- Jennifer Hortin Assistant Editor
Sound · 17
- James D'Arcy Original Music Composer
- Steve Burgess Foley Editor
- Catherine Gross Boom Operator
- Margaret Sixel Dialogue Editor
- Angus Robertson ADR Mixer
- Phil Judd Sound Mixer
Art · 7
- Roger Ford Production Design, Costume Design
- Kerrie Brown Set Decoration
- Bill Howe Construction Manager
- Sarah Tooth Assistant Art Director
- Glen W. Johnson Set Decoration
- Laurie Faen Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Fiona Nicolls Costume Coordinator
- Sherry Hubbard Makeup Artist
- Paula Ryan Wardrobe Assistant
- Suzanne Head Wardrobe Assistant
- Adele Wilcox Hairstylist
- Lyn Askew Costume Coordinator
Visual Effects · 1
- Roger Cowland Visual Effects
Lighting · 2
- Ian Plummer Gaffer
- Grahame Dickson Electrician
Other crew · 3
- Gill Falson Choreographer
- Eric Todd Scenic Artist
- Andy Tickner Carpenter
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