The Heartbreak Kid

Between the joy of falling in love, and the pain of growing up... between the desire for knowledge, and the barrier to passion... something had to break...

The Heartbreak Kid — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 17, 1993
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Michael Jenkins

The Heartbreak Kid — Cast

Claudia Karvan Christina Papadopoulos Alex Dimitriades Nick Polides Steve Bastoni Dimitri Nico Lathouris George

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George Vidalis Vasili Doris Younane Evdokia

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Louise Mandylor Eleni William McInnes Southgate