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Newcastle - Lachlan Buchanan, Reshad Strik, Xavier Samuel, Dan Castle

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You are only young forever once.

Newcastle, home to steel works, salt of the earth working-class families and surf... big, beautiful surf...

Seventeen-year-old Jesse (Lachlan Buchanan) lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor (Reshad Strik) and Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when Jesse'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? What is supposed to be a momentous weekend away with his mates results in the heat of first love and an unexpected, devastating tragedy. Jesse must now face the biggest wave of his life and find the courage to hold on and discover his dreams.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film Australia drama surf Newcs beach break working class teen board chick girlfriend sex brother gay family surfing

Persons of interest

Lachlan Buchanan .... Jesse
Xavier Samuel .... Fergus
Reshad Strik .... Victor
Anthony Hayes .... Danny
Shane Jacobson .... Reggie
Barry Otto .... Gramps
Joy Smithers .... Flora
Gigi Edgley .... Sandra
Ben Milliken .... Nathan
Israel Cannan .... Scotty
Debra Ades .... Debra
Rebecca Breeds .... Leah
Jaymes Triglone .... Billy
Kirk Jenkins .... Andy
Woody Naismith .... Jake
Dan Castle .... Screenwriter
Dan Castle .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Newcastle official movie site
Newcastle film production notes
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See also Bra Boys
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Theatrical report

Newcastle is not so much a homage to being young and male as it is a paean. Oh, the energy you have when you're a teenage dude: it's as if nothing can stop you. It's no wonder that armies draft teenagers to be soldiers because they have no understanding of vincibility. You can just go and go and go and it's all good; stopping is the hard part.

Then there's the surfing: lots of big waves and blue ocean and foaming crests. Gnarly. To the surfing comes the drama, thence the coming of age: surf contests, sexual tension, sibling rivalry, disaster. It's not particularly original but it is presented reasonably well (that is, it has the virtue of being entertaining even when you're not perving at the surf boys and because this is an Australian film, you know that anyone can die at any time - thank Yahweh that we stayed in the British Empire long enough to not be Americans - and yes, I did have a wee moment at the funeral but that might just have been my medication).

The Australia, drama, surf movie Newcastle is directed by Dan Castle and stars Lachlan Buchanan, Reshad Strik, Xavier Samuel.