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In Between (1987)

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Country
Australia
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

This mini-series follows four teenagers from different cultural backgrounds living in Australia. Each episode focuses on one character and their everyday experiences.

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What happens

In Between is a 1987 Australian mini-series about four adolescents from Turkish, Cambodian, Macedonian and Ango-Australian backgrounds. It aired on SBS TV beginning in March 1987. The four episode series spotlights one of the main characters in each episode. It was written by Maureen McCarthy and Shane Brennan, directed by Chris Warner and Mandy Smith and produced by Warner and Kim Dalton. The cast was mostly amateurs from the communities represented with only one of the four main actors having any acting experience. Four tie in books were released, each based on one of the main characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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