"Set in 1962, a young prepubescent boy in rural Australia watches painfully as his best friend and first love blossoms into womanhood and falls for a thuggish rugby player, changing the lives of everyone involved."
Noah Taylor
as Danny Embling
Loene Carmen
as Freya Olsen
Ben Mendelsohn
as Trevor Leishman
Graeme Blundell
as Nils Olson
Lynette Curran
as Anne Olson
Malcolm Robertson
as Bruce Embling
Judi Farr
as Sheila Embling
Tim Robertson
as Bob Leishman
Bruce Spence
as Jonah
Harold Hopkins
as Tom Alcock
Nick Tate
as Sergeant Pierce
Anja Coleby
as Gail Olson
Kylie Ostara
as Alison
Kelly Dingwall
as Barry
Dorothy St. Heaps
as Mrs. Beal
Colleen Clifford
as Gran Olson
Vincent Ball
as Headmaster
Kevin Manser
as Mr. Keith
Emma Lyle
as Lisa
Louise Birgan
as Lyn
Mary Regan
as Miss McColl
Matthew Ross
as Malseed
Allan Penney
as Martin
Queenie Ashton
as Mrs. O'Neil
Robert Carlton
as Pierdon
Gary Dale
as Policeman
Brenda Burcul
as Ros
Helen Lomas
as Sally
Michael Kent
as Tony
Lee Biolos
as Johnny
Suzi Dougherty
as Carol
John Duigan
Director
Angus Robertson
ADR Mixer
Danny Baldwin
Stunts
Beverly D'Arcy
Assistant Accountant
Linda Megier
Catherine Gross
Boom Operator
Alistair Jenkins
Finance
Daphne Paris
Script Supervisor
Hugh Johnston
Unit Manager
Grant Atkinson
Best Boy Electric
Christine Woodruff
Extras Casting
Ian Plummer
Gaffer
Marcus D'Arcy
Post Production Supervisor
Kerry Jackson
Assistant Grip
Sarah Tooth
Assistant Set Designer
Tom Blacket
Assistant Director
Alison Barrett
Casting
Steve Harris
Electrician
Alethea Deane
Set Decoration Buyer
Charles Rotherham
First Assistant Director
Claire O'Brien
Music Coordinator
Darrin Keough
Focus Puller
Julie Plummer
Production Coordinator
Janeen Faithfull
Production Accountant
Guy Norris
P.J. Voeten
Robert Burr
Assistant Electrician
Greg Stuart
Maria Phillips
Production Runner
Erika Addis
Clapper Loader
Bruce Barber
Key Grip
Colin Gibson
Standby Property Master
Rita Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant
Danny Burnett
Construction Manager
Jane Maguire
Assistant Editor
Julia Gelhard
Fiona Nicolls
Wardrobe Coordinator
Robyn Moase
Choreographer
Julie Frankham
John Patterson
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Gary O'Grady
Foley
Stunt Coordinator
Karin Whittington
Dialogue Editor
Jo Johanson
Runner Art Department
Christian Shearer
Anna Wade
Lyn Askew
Penn Robinson
Suzy Carter
Tim Jordan
Nick Breslin
Steve Murphy
Sound Effects Editor
Janene Luff
Catering
Robert McFarlane
Still Photographer
Con Mustard
Carpenter
Julius Chan
Writer
Roger Ford
Production Design
Neil Thumpston
Editor
Geoff Burton
Director of Photography
Terry Hayes
Producer
Costume Design
Jan Zeigenbein
Hairstylist
Ross Linton
Sound Recordist
Sherry Hubbard
Makeup Artist
Phil Judd
Sound Mixer
Doug Mitchell
Barbara Gibbs
Associate Producer
George Miller
Nicki Roller