The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Set in 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and first love blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, changing the lives of everyone involved.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- John DuiganDirector
- John DuiganWriter
Cast
- Noah TaylorDanny Embling
- Loene CarmenFreya Olsen
- Ben MendelsohnTrevor Leishman
- Graeme BlundellNils Olson
- Lynette CurranAnne Olson
- Malcolm RobertsonBruce Embling
- Judi FarrSheila Embling
- Tim RobertsonBob Leishman
- Bruce SpenceJonah
- Harold HopkinsTom Alcock
- Nick TateSergeant Pierce
- Anja ColebyGail Olson
Stills
Themes
love trianglerural areateenage crushfirst lovelocket1960snew south wales