An Australian film about an aboriginal youth in Sydney's inner city, trying to break free of a cycle of violence that has claimed his father and is looming for him and his older brother. When a teacher (Christina Ricci) proposes that he get involved in a production of Hamlet, a door begins to open.
There's a great energy to the direction and a good cast of young actors that is almost able to overcome a fairly paint-by-numbers plot. I'd be inclined to not write about it, but Hunter Page-Lochard, who plays the young man Liam with such charisma and maturity. He's the best thing in it, much better even than veterans like Ricci and Jack Thompson, and will be someone to watch in the future. Worth catching on DVD to be able to say "I saw him then".
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Interesting footnote. I was checking the actor's name on IMDB this morning and he wasn't even listed in the top-billing list. Don't think that will happen after this.
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