Blackrock

1h 30min

Drama

Thriller

In New South Wales, Jared surfs with his mates and has a first girl. He hosts a beach party for his older pal, Ricko, and witnesses four of his mates gang-rape a 15 year old. He does nothing, and the next day, she's found murdered. At school, the boys and the girls react: the girls with anger at the perpetrators, the boys with jeering at the dead girl's morality. The students' parents have their own responses. Jared retreats into angry silence, disgusted that he did nothing to help the dead girl. Meanwhile, his mother wants to talk to him about her impending cancer surgery, the police want to know what he saw, and his friend Ricko wants an alibi. Jared's cracking under the pressure.

Production Companies

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Palm Beach Pictures

Cast

Laurence Breuls

Laurence Breuls

Jared Kirby
Linda Cropper

Linda Cropper

Diane Kirby
Simon Lyndon

Simon Lyndon

Brett "Ricko" Ricketson
Chris Haywood

Chris Haywood

Det. Sgt. Wilansky
Rebecca Smart

Rebecca Smart

Cherie Milenko
Jeanette Cronin

Jeanette Cronin

Lesley Warner
David Field

David Field

Ken Warner
Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Det. Gilhooley
Jessica Napier

Jessica Napier

Rachel Ackland
Shayne Francis

Shayne Francis

Glenys Milenko
John Howard

John Howard

Len Kirby
Geoff Morrell

Geoff Morrell

Stewart Ackland
Jade Gatt

Jade Gatt

Scottie
Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

Toby Ackland
Lucia Mastrantone

Lucia Mastrantone

Interviewer (Female)
Brian Meegan

Brian Meegan

Interviewer (Male)
Gina Bortolin

Gina Bortolin

Mrs. Ayoub
Julie Gray

Julie Gray

Uniformed Cop
Denise Kirby

Denise Kirby

Shana's Mother

Release date

1st May 1997

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English