Product Description

17 year old jared is dating his 1st serious girlfriend rachel & his best friend ricko a local surf legend has returned home. Jared throws a welcome party at the local surf club. Its the event of the year but it gets out of control. Next morning the town is in shock when a 15 year old has been raped & murdered. Studio: Vanguard Cinema Release Date: 10/29/2002 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Ur

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #85247 in DVD
• Brand: Vanguard
• Released on: 2001-10-30
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 102 minutes

From the Back Cover
A beautiful beach community, a surfers paradise, the local teenagers are enjoying th e endless summer of heat, love and freedom. Suddenly, a murder takes place in their midst...Seventeen year old Jared lives with his mother Diane in Blackrock. He's dating his first serio us girlfriend, Rachel and his best mate Ricko, a local surf legend, has returned home. For the teenager, life couldn't be better and Jared decides to throw a welcome party for Ricko at the l ocal surf club. The party turns out to be the event of the year but gets out of control. Tracy, a fifteen year old girl is found dead on a nearby rocky beach. Next morning, the entire commun ity is in shock with the news she was raped and murdered. The national media descends on the to wn like vultures and Diane battles with Jared's stubborn silence as he refuses to talk about th e fateful night. As the police close in, Jared learns the darker truth behind what happened to Tracy. But when you're seventeen, scared and alone, how do you choose between loyalty and the t ruth?

Customer Reviews

Be forewarned!
This was a very good movie, however the reviews here are extremely misleading! This is not a Heath Ledger film, he shows up for maybe five minutes. I think it is more important however to let people know that this movie deals with very serious issues...it is not a piece of fluff. For those who are squirmish be forewarned, there is a scene of a gang rape that is very disturbing.

Hardly an adventure movie
This mvoie is based on the true story of the murder of a young woman. The murder rocked Newcastle and if I remember correctly, some parents of one of the children involved tried to have it baned. Yes it is harsh and confronting, more so because it is true and shows human nature at its worst. Not a movie to watch if you need cheering up.

A gritty and powerful Australian drama.
Steve Vilder's controversial "Blackrock" is a disturbing Australian film which forces you to reach deep inside yourself and begins to make you question your own morals.

What would you do if you witnessed some of your friends committing an horrendous crime? What would you do if you saw a friend being raped? Would you keep silent and pretend it never happened? or would you go to the police?

These are the questions faced by the protagonist Jared, played by the talented and honest Laurence Breuls.

This critically aclaimed Australian drama lays focus on not only Jared's reactions and feelings about the crime but also on the friends and family of who this tragedy has destroyed their lives. This movie details how each friend comes to grips with this tragic and real crime that has been prevalent in our society for a long time.

Blackrock confront's powerful issues such as rape, guilt, family and peer pressures and trust/mis-trust with such realism, that it begins to take on the feel of a real-life documentary on the truama that these young adults are living through.

If you get the opportunity to view this film, please dont deny yourself. The script is powerful and focused and extremely well paced. The actors perform their roles exceptionally well, and deliver their lines with an unflinching raw intesity.

An Australian film which is most-worthy of adding to your movie collection.