The Heartbreak Kid (1993)
The Heartbreak Kid (1993)
A hip, hot and sexy lesson in love!
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.

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Cast

Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan As: Christina Papadopoulos
Alex Dimitriades Alex Dimitriades As: Nick Polides
Steve Bastoni Steve Bastoni As: Dimitri
Nico Lathouris Nico Lathouris As: George
George Vidalis George Vidalis As: Vasili
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A hip, hot and sexy lesson in love!
Certification: M

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 17 June 1993

Country: AU

Runtime: 97m

Company Credits

Company: Village Roadshow Entertainment

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Production Crew

Ben Gannon

Ben Gannon

Producer

Barbara Gibbs

Barbara Gibbs

Co-Producer

Andrea Asimow

Andrea Asimow

Executive Producer

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