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Bookmark this pageFighting Back (1982)
Director: Michael Caulfield
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From Time Out Film Guide
After much frustrated head-banging, a troublesome boy (Smith) finds a friend (brother, mentor, father figure, etc.) in a well-meaning teacher (Fitz-Gerald) whose revolutionary methods stretch to playing AC/DC in class. Caught between developing the individual relationship of pupil to teacher and exposing the injustices of the educational system, the film opts for an unhelpful sentimentality. The teacher's lack of sexual definition, and the film's refusal to raise the question of sex in general - strange, as its real subject is puberty - makes the subtext of the relationship decidedly odd. Analysts will have a field day, others needn't bother.Author: CPe
Cast & crew
Director: Michael Caulfield
Producer: Sue Milliken, Tom Jeffrey
Cast: Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Kris McQuade, Caroline Gillmer, Paul Smith, Robyn Nevin, Wyn Roberts, Ben Gabriel full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 100 mins
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