Movie: Mallboy

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kane McNay
Kane McNay

Shaun

Nell Feeney
Nell Feeney

Jenny

Brett Swain
Brett Swain

Sam

Joey Kennedy
Joey Kennedy

Janice

Brett Tucker
Brett Tucker

Darren

Maxie Rickard
Maxie Rickard

Tanya

Sarah Naumoff
Sarah Naumoff

Joanne

Lauren Hawker
Lauren Hawker

Sue

Ronald Grima
Ronald Grima

Dean

Sheryl Munks
Sheryl Munks

Pam

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2001-03-13

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Just Another Ordinary Australian Family

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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