Around the Block (2013)
A young Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
- Date of release
- 2013-09-06
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (43)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Sarah Spillane
Casting
- Christina Ricci — Dino Chalmers
- Jack Thompson — Mr. O'Donnell
- Damian Walshe-Howling — Mr. Graham
- Matt Nable — Jack Wood
- Daniel Henshall — Simon
- Anthony Gee — Tim
- Ruby Rose — Hannah
- Ursula Yovich — Chrissie
- Madeleine Madden — Williemai
- Niki Owen — Mrs. Ross
- Hunter Page-Lochard — Liam Wood
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Sydney
Around the Block is a 2013 Australian drama film directed and written by Sarah Spillane. The films stars Christina Ricci, Hunter Page-Lochard, Jack Thompson,Andrea Demetriades,Damian Walshe-Howling and Ruby Rose in her feature film debut in a small supporting role. The film revolves around an American drama teacher (Ricci) who develops a friendship with a sixteen-year-old Aboriginal Australian boy (Page-Lochard) during the 2004 Redfern riots.
Production
Filming began in June 2012 in Redfern and elsewhere in Sydney. Christina Ricci was in Australia for the four-week shoot.
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