Fighting Back is a 1982 Australian film about troubled teenagers.
Acting
Lewis Fitz-Gerald's raw, desperate lead performance.
Direction
Caulfield's unflinching 1980s Australian realism.
Director
Michael Caulfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Caulfield based the film on real youth detention experiences, shooting in actual former reform school locations.
Part of Australia's 1980s 'ozploitation' wave that exported working-class desperation globally — think Romper Stomper's sad cousin.
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