The Heartbreak Kid (1993)

06/17/1993Drama, Romance1h 37m
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Between the joy of falling in love, and the pain of growing up... between the desire for knowledge, and the barrier to passion... something had to break...

Overview

Christina (Claudia Karvan) is a school teacher from a wealthy Greek-Australian background, engaged to a lawyer and content with the traditional course of her life. She begins teaching at an inner-city working-class school and she finds her ideas challenged by the students. Involving herself in a campaign by a group of non-anglo students to form a soccer club in a school where the racist PE teacher only supports Australian Rules Football, Christina starts falling in love with aspiring soccer player, 17 year old Nick (Alex Dimitriades). The ensuing affair forces Christina to challenge herself, her family and the culture she lives in. Managing to effectively combine comedy with a refreshing examination of contemporary ethnic relationships in Australia, beautifully acted by a young cast, and insightfully scripted.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Claudia Karvan

    Christina Papadopoulos

  2. Cast 1

    Alex Dimitriades

    Nick Polides

  3. Cast 1

    Steve Bastoni

    Dimitri

  4. Cast 1

    Nico Lathouris

    George

  5. George Vidalis

    Vasili

  6. Cast 1

    Doris Younane

    Evdokia

  7. Louise Mandylor

    Eleni

  8. Cast 1

    William McInnes

    Southgate

  9. Cast 1

    Jasper Bagg

    Graham

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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