
Set in 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and first love blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, changing the lives of everyone involved.
Cast

Noah Taylor
Danny Embling

Loene Carmen
Freya Olsen

Ben Mendelsohn
Trevor Leishman

Graeme Blundell
Nils Olson

Lynette Curran
Anne Olson
Malcolm Robertson
Bruce Embling

Judi Farr
Sheila Embling

Tim Robertson
Bob Leishman

Bruce Spence
Jonah

Harold Hopkins
Tom Alcock

Nick Tate
Sergeant Pierce

Anja Coleby
Gail Olson
Kylie Ostara
Alison
Kelly Dingwall
Barry
Dorothy St. Heaps
Mrs. Beal

Colleen Clifford
Gran Olson

Vincent Ball
Headmaster
Kevin Manser
Mr. Keith
Emma Lyle
Lisa
Louise Birgan
Lyn
Mary Regan
Miss McColl
Matthew Ross
Malseed
Allan Penney
Martin
Queenie Ashton
Mrs. O'Neil
Robert Carlton
Pierdon
Gary Dale
Policeman
Brenda Burcul
Ros
Helen Lomas
Sally
Michael Kent
Tony

Lee Biolos
Johnny

Suzi Dougherty
Carol
Crew
Sarah Tooth
Assistant Set Designer
Robert Burr
Assistant Electrician

John Duigan
Director, Writer
Neil Thumpston
Editor
Jane Maguire
Assistant Editor
Julia Gelhard
Assistant Editor

Geoff Burton
Director of Photography
Charles Rotherham
First Assistant Director
Tom Blacket
Assistant Director

P.J. Voeten
Assistant Director
Julie Plummer
Production Coordinator

Terry Hayes
Producer

Doug Mitchell
Producer

George Miller
Producer
Barbara Gibbs
Associate Producer
Maria Phillips
Production Runner
Roger Ford
Production Design, Costume Design
Marcus D'Arcy
Post Production Supervisor
Claire O'Brien
Post Production Supervisor
Alison Barrett
Casting
Christine Woodruff
Extras Casting, Music Coordinator
Fiona Nicolls
Wardrobe Coordinator, Costume Design
Lyn Askew
Wardrobe Coordinator, Costume Design
Rita Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant
Julie Frankham
Wardrobe Assistant
Christian Shearer
Wardrobe Assistant
Anna Wade
Wardrobe Assistant
Suzy Carter
Wardrobe Assistant
Jan Zeigenbein
Hairstylist
Sherry Hubbard
Makeup Artist
Jo Johanson
Runner Art Department
Steve Murphy
Sound Effects Editor
Nicki Roller
Sound Effects Editor
Phil Judd
Sound Mixer
Ross Linton
Sound Recordist
Catherine Gross
Boom Operator
Gary O'Grady
Foley
Penn Robinson
Foley
Julius Chan
Foley
Angus Robertson
ADR Mixer
Janeen Faithfull
Production Accountant
Beverly D'Arcy
Assistant Accountant
Alistair Jenkins
Finance
Karin Whittington
Dialogue Editor
Tim Jordan
Dialogue Editor
John Patterson
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Nick Breslin
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Alethea Deane
Set Decoration Buyer
Danny Burnett
Construction Manager
Robert McFarlane
Still Photographer

Daphne Paris
Script Supervisor
Steve Harris
Electrician
Grant Atkinson
Best Boy Electric
Con Mustard
Carpenter
Danny Baldwin
Stunts
Linda Megier
Stunts
Guy Norris
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Greg Stuart
Stunts
Robyn Moase
Choreographer
Colin Gibson
Standby Property Master

Erika Addis
Clapper Loader
Bruce Barber
Key Grip
Kerry Jackson
Assistant Grip
Ian Plummer
Gaffer
Janene Luff
Catering
Darrin Keough
Focus Puller
Hugh Johnston
Unit Manager



















