Blackrock

1997Movie1 h 30 min

59
DecentGoodWatch score

A tense, bleak drama movie about everyday modern life and society.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Story

When all you can hear is your own silence.

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.

Feels like

  • Australian Drama
  • Crime Thriller
  • Coming-of-Age
  • Social Issues
  • Guilt and Silence
  • Teenage Violence
  • Moral Conflict
  • Dark and Gritty
  • Contemporary Realism

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Steven Vidler
Written by
Nick Enright
Produced by
David Elfick
Music by
Steve Kilbey

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Facts

May 1, 1997 · 1 h 30 min · Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Drug Use

Released
May 1, 1997
Runtime
1 h 30 min
Content
Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Drug Use
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
Australia
Available in
2 countries
Keywords
based on true story