In '60's-era Australia, a college freshman must navigate freshman hazing, a distant mother, and a shaky relationship with his girlfriend.
Acting
Jason Connery's wounded vulnerability—nepo baby with genuine chops.
Direction
Wallace's unflinching hazing sequences that aged terrifyingly well.
Cinematography
Sydney uni campuses shot like crumbling Gothic monuments.
Director
Stephen Wallace
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Diane Cilento was Sean Connery's ex-wife, making this an accidental family reunion on screen. The tension? Palpable.
Part of the '80s Australian film renaissance that gave us Gallipoli and Breaker Morant—this one got buried, possibly because it dared to critique masculine institutions rather than celebrate them.
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