September

Nov 29, 2007

1h 25m

★ 5.8

Overview

The friendship of two 15-year-old boys – one black, one white – begins to fall apart under the stress of a changing world.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Tropfest Feature Program

September Trailers

Cast

Paddy Parker

Clarence John Ryan

Ed Anderson

Xavier Samuel

Rick Anderson

Kieran Darcy-Smith

Michael Parker

Kelton Pell

Amelia Hamilton

Mia Wasikowska

Miss Gregory

Sibylla Budd

Tom

Anton Tennet

John Hamilton

Paul Gleeson

Jennifer Hamilton

Tara Morice

Heidi

Morgan Griffin

Henry

Bob Baines

Uncle Harold

Tom E. Lewis

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