Helen Doig

Dare to play the game? Just one shot won't hurt.

Janvier 1969, un boeing 737 atterrit dans une petite ville perdue du bush australien. A bord de l'avion, le célèbre trompettiste de jazz Billy Cross voyage avec son orchestre. Les habitants se précipitent, dont John "Dingo", douze ans. Les musiciens s'installent sur la piste et soudain la musique éclate : Billy Cross joue pour le village. Toute sa vie, John n'aura qu'une envie, jouer avec son idole...

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.

Après avoir créé une substance puissante qui déclenche des réalités virtuelles comprimées dans le temps, deux jeunes inventeurs se disputent au sujet de son utilisation.