''Newcastle'' is a 2008 Australian drama film set in the city of Newcastle, in

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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 Xavier Samuel (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian film and theatre actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films '' Adore'', ''September'', ''Further We Search'', ''Newcastle'', '' The Loved Ones'', ''Frankenstein'', ''A Fe ...

as Fergus Hoff * Reshad Strik as Victor Hoff * Shane Jacobson as Reggie * Israel Cannan as Scotty *

Joy Smithers Joy Smithers (born 15 July 1963) is an Australian actress, best known for her acting performances on television, and her role as a television news presenter, such as with MTV Australia in the late 1980s. Her credits include: ''All The Way'', ' ...

as Flora *

Gigi Edgley Gigi Edgley (born 16 November 1977) is an Australians, Australian actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Chiana (Farscape), Chiana on the series ''Farscape'' and Lara Knight in ''Rescue: Special Ops''. Early life Ed ...

as Sandra *

Rebecca Breeds Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Cassie Cometti in the third series of ''Blue Water High'', as series regular Ruby Buckton in the soap opera ''Home and Away,'' Aurora de Martel in '' ...

as Leah * Barry Otto as Gramps * Kirk Jenkins as Andy * Anthony Hayes as Danny * Ben Milliken as Nathan *

James Triglone James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

as Billy *

Debra Ades Debra is a feminine given name. Debra may refer to: People * Debra Adelaide (born 1958), Australian writer * Debra Allbery (born 1957), American poet * Debra R. Anderson (1949-2022), American politician * Debra Austin (born 1955), American bal ...

as Debra *

Zachary Garred ''Foreign Exchange'' is a television series produced by Southern Star in association with Irish public broadcaster RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). It aired on Nine Network from 5 November to 27 December 2004. The series starred Lynn Styles as ...

as Kurt

Reception

Box office

''Newcastle'' grossed $213,563 at the box office in Australia.

Critical reception

The

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reported an approval rating of 61% with an average score of 5.63/10, based on 18 reviews.

References

External links

* 2000s coming-of-age drama films 2008 films Australian coming-of-age drama films Australian LGBT-related films Films set in New South Wales LGBT-related coming-of-age films Australian surfing films 2008 drama films Films scored by Michael Yezerski Films shot in New South Wales 2008 LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films 2000s Australian films {{2000s-Australia-film-stub