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Around The Block
Description
American teacher in High School hopes to inspire him by launching a version of 'Hamlet' with a predominantly Aboriginal cast.
American teacher in High School hopes to inspire him by launching a version of 'Hamlet' with a predominantly Aboriginal cast.
Actors:
Madeleine Madden,
Shai Pittman,
Trevor Jamieson,
Willie Leslie,
Anthony Gee,
Ash Ricardo,
Corey Carr,
Matt Nable,
Rhiannon Myee,
Jesse Guivarra,
Aaron L. McGrath,
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Madeleine Madden
Shai Pittman
Trevor Jamieson
Willie Leslie
Anthony Gee
Ash Ricardo
Corey Carr
Matt Nable
8 March 1972, Northern Beaches, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rhiannon Myee
22 February 1993, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jesse Guivarra
Aaron L. McGrath
Director:
Sarah Spillane
Sarah Spillane
Country:
International
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May 24, 2014
There are no false notes here, and there is no whitewash, either (if you'll pardon the expression); it's a good story well told and beautifully performed, supported by a contempo soundtrack and seamless design. Australian cinema at its be
July 29, 2014
Well-intended yet cliche-ridden.
August 01, 2014
Appealing performances, a few tweaks to the clichés of the inspiring-teacher genre, and a sincere desire to counter outrageous racism go a long way toward making this worth a look.
July 29, 2014
Every single development in the Wood family's plot trajectory is telegraphed, and these actors deserve to be in a less emotionally bogus drama.
July 30, 2014
Hamlet In The Hood. Petite Christina Ricci displays a big heart, as a teacher in touch with her inner maternal instinct. And disaffected Aboriginee teens dramatizing in a culturally conscious production, the alienation at the heart of Hamlet, who knew.
August 01, 2014
'Around the Block' may have its exasperating flaws, but it cannot be accused of not having its heart in the right place.
July 31, 2014
The film's musty premise, about a novice instructor trying to deter an Aboriginal student from crime with Shakespeare, renders it the cinematic equivalent of warmed-over soup from the school cafeteria.
