The Heartbreak Kid (1993)

ALL 06/17/1993 (en) Drama, Romance 97 Min
  • Release
    06/17/1993
  • Production
    Village Roadshow Entertainment
  • Rotten tomato
    53.57%
  • Original title
    The Heartbreak Kid
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Michael Jenkins

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Ben Gannon

    Producer



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The Heartbreak Kid (1993) 97 Min

ALL 06/17/1993 (en)
Drama, Romance
  • Release 06/17/1993
  • Production
    Village Roadshow Entertainment
  • Original title The Heartbreak Kid
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Michael Jenkins

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Ben Gannon

    Producer