Blackrock

Blackrock is a 1997 Australian film directed by Steven Vidler and written by Nick Enright. Internationally, it is best remembered as the first prominent role of actor Heath Ledger. Blackrock had its origin in 1992 as A Property of the Clan, a theatre-in-education piece written by Australian playwright Nick Enright . It was inspired by the real-life rape and murder of schoolgirl Leigh Leigh in Stockton near Newcastle, Australia on 3 November 1989. Enright subsequently developed it into another play, Blackrock , directed by David Berthold for Sydney Theatre Company. Blackrock is set in a... fictional Australian beachside working-class suburb called Blackrock , where surfing is popular among youths like Jared . He has his first serious girlfriend, Rachel , who comes from a much wealthier part of the city. One day Ricko , a local surfing legend, returns from an eleven-month odyssey and Jared gives him a 'welcome home' party at the local surf club. Unsupervised and with alcohol freely available.
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