The Heartbreak Kid (1993)
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.
- Released
- 1993-06-17
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robert Barrett, Michael Jenkins
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 18 votes
Cast
- Claudia Karvan as Christina Papadopoulos
- Alex Dimitriades as Nick Polides
- Steve Bastoni as Dimitri
- Nico Lathouris as George
- George Vidalis as Vasili
- Doris Younane as Evdokia
- Louise Mandylor as Eleni
- William McInnes as Southgate
- Jasper Bagg as Graham
- Fonda Goniadis as Con
- Vikash Prasad as Vikash
- Bao Quach as Tran
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