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The Year My Voice Broke
Why this pick
Another acutely observed Australian coming-of-age drama, shaped by rural isolation, family fracture, and a young person quietly absorbing adult pain.
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MOVIE2007 1h 44m AUS
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film tells the story of Romulus Gaiţă, a Romanian immigrant to Australia after World War II and his struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up his son, Raimond. As close family members die around him Raimond has to deal with the deterioration of his father's mental health. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Marton Csokas
Hora
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Raimond
Russell Dykstra
Mitru
Jacek Koman
Vacek
Eric Bana
Romulus
Franka Potente
Christina