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This bold feature homes in on the confused world of its 19-year-old hero, Ari. Over a 24-hour period he confronts both his sexuality and his Greek background. Ari is obsessed with sex, and has several sexual encounters during the film's brief time span, most of them gay, through he does make a half-hearted attempt to fulfill .. Read more

Starring	Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner, Tony Nikolakopoulos
Director	Ana Kokkinos, Ana Kokkinos
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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- A powerful film of drug-filled alienation and self-destruction, given energy not only by its performances but by the disjointed rhythms of its camerawork.
- 30556
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 30
  - 5
  frustration over flow
  
  this film kicks hard! without given to much away it it set down under! one guy rebeling from his family, his community, himself, some scenes were so erotic and ... read more »
  
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  - lincoln
  - 10 Feb 2004 at 20:21
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- - 0
  - 0
  JUST BRILLIANT!
  
  Its fantastic! Don`t believe those other reviews that its rubbish and boring! Many times on this site I have read reviews that have raved about films-that turn ... read more »
  
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- - Funlovinguy
  - 52 reviews
  - Derbyshire UK
  - 31 Jan 2012 at 18:59
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  - 1
  Utterly Painful
  
  There's nothing good I can say about this film, but I have to write twenty words for my review to be accepted !!!
  
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- - a customer
  - 10 Jul 2011 at 10:22
- - 2
  - 1
  Utter rubbish
  
  Only watch this film if you believe the cliched stereotypes that gay men experience such angst it renders them out of control when walking the streets. It does ... read more »
  
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  - Leeds
  - 06 Feb 2011 at 09:41
- - 2
  - 0
  Greek Tragedy
  
  A true waste of time, this is more about the peripheral drug taking and violence that surrounds this young mans life rather than his sexuality.
  
  There... read more »
  
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- - iproposterous
  - 41 reviews
  - Scotland, UK
  - 17 Nov 2010 at 07:21
- - 1
  - 0
  Very poor
  
  This movie is more about drug taking that anything else - was expecting more but all it that it had to offer was violence and drugs.
  
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  - Scotland
  - 20 Sep 2010 at 06:47
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  OSCAR PERFORMANCE
  
  ALEX DIMITRIADES WILL GO FAR HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERSON HE IS PLAYING COULD NOT BE FAULTED, I JUST LOVED THE FILM, IT DRAGS YOU ALONG INTO THE SORDID WORLD... read more »
  
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- - GRABLOCK
  - 4 reviews
  - Winchelsea
  - 16 May 2010 at 17:52
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  - 0
  overated at 18
  
  I cant see why this was rated as an 18 film, I found the storyline almost non existent and was dissapointed, cannot recommend.
  
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  - stortman
  - 16 reviews
  - Bishop's Stortford
  - 20 Apr 2010 at 22:22
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  Head on
  
  I was disappointd with this film mainly because it started off so promising but fell flat after 2o mins. The only thing i remember bout this film is that the ... read more »
  
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- - CANTOUR
  - 24 reviews
  - yorkshire
  - 14 Jan 2010 at 21:24
- - 1
  - 0
  never agin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  wouldnt watch this film agin its rubbish!
  
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  - UK
  - 05 Dec 2009 at 15:49
- - 0
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  Good story
  
  Well made and it is a good story, but not really that gripping, I could take it or leave it
  
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- - lawsonchamberlain
  - 83 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 13 Nov 2009 at 11:26
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- - 30
  - 5
  frustration over flow
  
  this film kicks hard! without given to much away it it set down under! one guy rebeling from his family, his community, himself, some scenes were so erotic and ... read more »
  
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  - lincoln
  - 10 Feb 2004 at 20:21
- - 17
  - 5
  Head on to this film now
  
  Excellent film, the film explores the sexuality and frustration of a Greek Australian.
  
  Powerful film expected the film to be in Greek, but the film ... read more »
  
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- - Mike39
  - London
  - 09 May 2005 at 11:47
- - 12
  - 1
  Have i missed something?
  
  This film gets reasonable ratings and quite good reviews. Why? The central charecter is spoilt, moody, selfish, boorish and has no redeeming features.
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- - Skupi
  - 36 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 27 Feb 2006 at 22:03
- - 12
  - 3
  An edgy and compelling...
  
  An edgy and compelling drama about cultural and sexual identity in modern day Australia. The film contains graphic scenes of sex and drug-taking but these are ... read more »
  
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  - LEEDS
  - 15 Jul 2004 at 11:12
- - 11
  - 3
  Brilliant!
  
  Absolutely brilliant, this is my idea of a brilliant gay film. Gritty and to the point.
  
  Take it from me you will enjoy this film!
  
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- - stewart5
  - derbyshire
  - 15 Mar 2005 at 19:00
- - 8
  - 0
  Worth watching???
  
  This film is a character study rather than a story. It wasn't awful but.... I found myself wandering when something was going to happen.
  
  The lead... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 15 Feb 2006 at 23:27
- - 7
  - 0
  Hooked On Self Destruction
  
  Ari is a second generation Greek Australian living with his parents and sister in Melbourne. During a 24 hour period, Ari lurches between the restrictive ... read more »
  
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- - robertconnor
  - 177 reviews
  - Gloucestershire
  - 25 May 2005 at 11:42
- - 5
  - 1
  5 stars - not enough!
  
  This film is very good. It goes into societies and cultures that I have not visited previously - there are aspects to the film that you can empathise with, ... read more »
  
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  - York
  - 30 Jan 2006 at 17:15
- - 3
  - 0
  Gritty and real
  
  This is the story of Ari, a young Greek man living in Melbourne, and struggling with the conflict of accpeting himself as a gay man within a culture which would... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 25 Dec 2007 at 03:03
- - 2
  - 0
  worthy and boring
  
  not to be confused with brilliant and edgy German film of the same name!
  
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  - london, england
  - 02 Sep 2005 at 12:04

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  This bold feature homes in on the confused world of its 19-year-old hero, Ari. Over a 24-hour period he confronts both his sexuality and his Greek background. Ari is obsessed with sex, and has several sexual encounters during the film's brief time span, most of them gay, through he does make a half-...