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48 Shades (2006)

48 Shades poster
Directed by
Daniel Lapaine
Genre
comedy film, coming-of-age film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy moves in with his aunt and her eccentric friends while his parents are away. He navigates first love and social awkwardness during his senior year of high school.

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What happens

48 Shades (titled Australian Pie: Naked Love in the United States) is a 2006 Australian comedy film by debut director Daniel Lapaine, starring Richard Wilson, Emma Lung, Robin McLeavy, and Victoria Thaine. It is based on Nick Earls's popular 1999 novel 48 Shades of Brown. It was filmed in Brisbane, Australia. School scenes from the film were filmed in the real-life Brisbane Boys' College. The book on which the film is based has also been adapted into a play for La Boite Theatre Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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