Newcastle (film)

Newcastle
Newcastle
Directed by	Dan Castle
Written by	Dan Castle
Produced by	Naomi Wenck
Starring	Lachlan Buchanan; Xavier Samuel; Reshad Strik; Shane Jacobson
Cinematography	Richard Michalak
Edited by	Rodrigo Balart
Music by	Michael Yezerski
Production; company	Australian Film France Corporation
Distributed by	Wolfe Video
Release dates	25 April 2008 (Tribeca Film Festival); 6 November 2008 (Australia);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Newcastle is a 2008 Australian drama film set in the city of Newcastle, in New South Wales.^[1]

Plot

Young surfer Jesse has always been in the shadow of his older brother Victor, who tried to become a champion surfer and failed. Jesse, his friends — Nathan, Andy and Scotty — and his brother Fergus (who has a crush on Andy, which is reciprocated), along with Deb and Leah, all go on a camping-surfing trip to a remote beach.

But Victor shows up, things get competitive, and tragedy hits: There is a severe accident in which Andy is seriously injured and Victor is killed. After the funeral, Fergus and Jesse bond on a night under the stars, and the film ends on a happier note, with Jesse as a competitor in a junior surf comp.

Cast

Lachlan Buchanan as Jesse Hoff
Xavier Samuel as Fergus Hoff
Reshad Strik as Victor Hoff
Shane Jacobson as Reggie
Israel Cannan as Scotty
Joy Smithers as Flora
Gigi Edgley as Sandra
Rebecca Breeds as Leah
Barry Otto as Gramps
Kirk Jenkins as Andy
Anthony Hayes as Danny
Ben Milliken as Nathan
James Triglone as Billy
Debra Ades as Debra
Zachary Garred as Kurt

Reception

Box office

Newcastle grossed $213,563 at the box office in Australia.^[2]

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 61% with an average score of 5.63/10, based on 18 reviews.^[3]

References

^ Joyce, James (30 October 2008). "Newcastle, the movie: You be the critic". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle, New South Wales.
^ "Australian films at the Australian box office" (PDF). Film Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
^ "Newcastle: reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

External links

Newcastle at IMDb

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[1] Joyce, James (30 October 2008). "Newcastle, the movie: You be the critic". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle, New South Wales.

[2] "Australian films at the Australian box office" (PDF). Film Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

[3] "Newcastle: reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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