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The Heartbreak Kid
1993 5.5 (15 votes) 1h 37m
Genres
Drama Romance
Production Companies
Village Roadshow Entertainment

The Heartbreak Kid

A hip, hot and sexy lesson in love!

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.

Key Crew

Director: Michael Jenkins

Writer: Robert Barrett, Michael Jenkins

Screenplay: Robert Barrett

Producer: Ben Gannon

Top Cast

Claudia Karvan
Claudia Karvan

Christina Papadopoulos

Alex Dimitriades
Alex Dimitriades

Nick Polides

Steve Bastoni
Steve Bastoni

Dimitri

Nico Lathouris
Nico Lathouris

George

George Vidalis

Vasili

Doris Younane
Doris Younane

Evdokia

Louise Mandylor

Eleni

William McInnes
William McInnes

Southgate

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