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Synopsis: Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ana Kokkinos
  9 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
NOT RATED
Year:
1998
104 min
521 Views


[upbeat music]

[violin plays]

["I Wanna Leave You Far Behind" by Lunatic

Calm plays]

-Sh*t.

-F***.

-Can you lend me some money?

You got any left?

Come on, I'm hot.

-That's all I've got till payday.

Toula's being taken out tonight.

My boss's brother-in-law.

[Ari] Is he Croat as well?

-Yeah, a draper.

Hairy all over, big muscles.

-Maybe he's big all over.

[laughs]

[background chatter]

[both] Ooh!

[chuckles]

I'm going to get a coffee, all right?

[speaks in foreign language]

-Hey, Costa.

[background chatter]

[speaks in Greek]

-He's still trying

to convince the comrades

that Mark predicted the sh*t fights

in the Balkans.

[laughs]

[men chatting and laughing]

- [Costa] What about you, Ari?

Still surplus labour?

[laughs]

[Costa] What's the matter?

[all speaking in foreign language]

-Hey, Joe.

-How much?

-Personal delivery.

-Ari.

How much?

-Great expense to the management,

60 bucks.

-You're ripping me off, man.

-No way, man.

Hey, you know where we should go tonight?

-I'm not going back

to that poofter place.

-What's the matter, mate?

You scared some guy's gonna hit on you?

-F*** off, f*** off. F***.

What about Steki?

We haven't been there in ages.

-Come on, we're going to Chaser's.

-It's full of dumb f*** wogs.

-So is Steki.

-Hey, come on, mate,

that bouzouki player there's great.

-I don't know, Ari.

Dina really wants to go to Chaser's.

-F*** Joe, since when

did Dina start making decisions?

[upbeat music]

[woman] Ari.

-Sophia.

-Flying high, Ari?

-Where's Betty?

[both laugh]

-Mmm. Yum.

-Employee of the month.

-That's great, Tia.

-Slow down, you'll burn your mouth.

-Here, read mine first.

-Like your priorities, sis.

[Alex] You're giving me the shits.

-I can see a snake

being trodden on by someone.

-Hey, that's a good sign.

-What's the job, Mum?

Garbage collector? [laughs]

-There's no one, Tia.

[Joe] Nah, Ari, I know the one.

We met her last week, what's her name?

The one with the hair.

-Stella, that's it.

-Stella?

-There's no Stella, Tia, he's kidding.

-No, no, no, Ari man,

I reckon she could...

-That's enough, get out, both of you.

Something's troubling you.

-I'm moving out.

I'm serious, Tia.

-You're too young.

Get a job.

Wait until you have money of your own.

[sighs]

The cups don't lie.

I saw the face.

-I'm not.

-Find a girl.

Get married.

[upbeat music]

-What do you think?

-You look gorgeous.

I believe it to the day I die

She could always make me cry

Singing her sweet lullabies

And all that I could see

Lights on the brimming sea

Sad, so sad

I'll make my life there

So long

Gonna come out

See you later

There's lots going on inside.

-How many guys you reckon you f***ed?

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Andrew Bovell

Andrew Bovell (born 23 November 1962) is an Australian writer for theatre, film and television. more…

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