Newcastle

Apr 25, 2008

1h 47m

★ 4.9

You're only young forever once.

Overview

17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat of magnificent surf breaks, his blue-collar future is brought home by the coal barges that constantly line his horizon. Jesse has the natural skills to surf his way out of this reality and onto the international circuit but can he overcome his equally natural ability to sabotage himself? A momentous weekend away with his mates that includes first love and tragedy leads him to discover what's really important, and also to the performance of a lifetime.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

3 Dogs & a Pony

Dragonfly Pictures

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Newcastle Trailers

Cast

Jesse

Lachlan Buchanan

Fergus

Xavier Samuel

Victor

Reshad Strik

Andy

Kirk Jenkins

Scotty

Israel Cannan

Nathan

Ben Milliken

Debra

Debra Ades

Leah

Rebecca Breeds

Sandra

Gigi Edgley

Flora

Joy Smithers

Billy

Jaymes Triglone

Jake

Woody Naismith

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