Come along and join us for ‘The Year My Voice Broke’. (Australia. 1987. DVD. 102 min. Col. Dir: John Duigan. Cast: Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell, Bruce Spence, Nick Tate.) Romantic drama.
Set in 1962 and located in the small town of Braidwood, Southern Tablelands. The film explores the portrayal of teenage identity and belonging. It consists of a series of interconnected segments narrated by Danny who reflects how he and his girlfriend; Freya, grew apart over the course of one year. The film was followed three years later by a sequel, Flirting, in which Danny, played again by Noah Taylor, goes to boarding school.