Mallboy (2001)
Overview
A boy climbs an unsteady path to adulthood under difficult circumstances in this drama from Australia. Shaun (Kane McNay) is a teenager growing up in a run-down suburb of Melbourne. His father Sam (Brett Swain) is in prison, while his mother Jenny (Nell Feeney) is too lost in her problems with alcohol to provide much guidance for her children. Left to his own devices, Shaun commits petty theft, smokes pot, and deals drugs to his friends as they hang out at the nearby shopping mall. Shaun seems unable to reach out to anyone, not even his girlfriend (Lauren Hawker) or Darren (Brett Tucker), a social worker eager to help him. When his father is released from prison and brings his mistress to the "Welcome Home" party Jenny throws for him, Shaun comes to realize that if he is ever to resolve his problems, he will have to do it without the help of his family. Mallboy marked the feature film debut for writer/director Vincent Giarrusso.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.241 |
Directed By
Vincent Giarrusso
Crew
Philip Brophy
Philip Brophy
Vincent Giarrusso
Fiona Eagger
Brendan Lavelle
Mark Atkin
Dina Mann
Glenn Bennie
Vincent Giarrusso
Brian Alexander
Juanita Parker Stroh
Chris Odgers
Kate Seeley
Jock Healy
Tony Ayres
Cate Lapham
Michael Madigan
Jeff Bowen
John Magee
Magnus Mansie
Serena Gattuso
Andrew Marshall
Brad Holyoake
Harry Panagiotidis
Liz Harper
Peter Stubbs
Cappi Ireland
Zev Eleftheriou
Chris Peters
Steve Burgess
Barbara Masel
Rowan Woods
Ana Kokkinos
Fred Schepisi
Claire Dobbin
Rhondda Johnson
Marion Pilowsky
Emma Bortignon
Craig Carter
Livia Ruzic
Vincent Giarrusso
Mark Ellis
TOP CAST
Kane McNay
Shaun
Nell Feeney
Jenny
Brett Swain
Sam
Joey Kennedy
Janice
Brett Tucker
Darren
Maxie Rickard
Tanya
Sarah Naumoff
Joanne
Lauren Hawker
Sue
Ronald Grima
Dean
Sheryl Munks
Pam
Victoria Eagger
Yvonne
John Penman
Brian
Susan Godfrey
Constable Tamara
Helen Doig
Ann-Marie
Pauline Terry-Beitz
Jean
Vincent Gil
Mad Frank
Marcia Ferguson
Tracy
Andrea Swifte
Manager
Georgina Naidu
Lipstick Woman
Damien Richardson
Security Guard
Jade Wilkin
Checkout Chick
Mick Graham
Chris
Monty Mason
Kid #1
Marcus McGlashan
Kid #2
Liz Welch
Shona
Ryan Paine
Laurie
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