The Delinquents (1989)

Directed by

Chris Thomson

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl and boy fall in love in 1950s Australia. They face disapproval from their families and town as they try to stay together.

youthfulromanticnostalgicgentlehopefulwistfullow-key

What happens

The Delinquents is a 1989 Australian coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Chris Thomson from a screenplay by Clayton Frohman and Mac Gudgeon, based on Criena Rohan's 1962 book of the same name. It is the first film by Village Roadshow Pictures. It stars Kylie Minogue (in her feature film debut) and Charlie Schlatter as the main characters Lola and Brownie, and was filmed in the Queensland locations of Brisbane, Maryborough and Bundaberg. The film was released in Australia on 21 December 1989 to mixed reviews from critics. It grossed $3,370,650 at the box office in Australia. An accompanying soundtrack was also released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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