Head On
full on all night come on
1998 | 104m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Ana Kokkinos |
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| Writer: | Ana Kokkinos, Christos Tsiolkas, Mira Robertson, Andrew Bovell |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 13, 1998 |
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| Director: | Ana Kokkinos |
| Writer: | Ana Kokkinos, Christos Tsiolkas, Mira Robertson, Andrew Bovell |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | bisexuality, melbourne, australia, drugs, lgbt, woman director, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Head On Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $378,667
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alex Dimitriades | Ari |
| Paul Capsis | Johnny |
| Julian Garner | Sean |
| Elena Mandalis | Betty |
| Tony Nikolakopoulos | Dimitri |
| Damien Fotiou | Joe |
| Eugenia Fragos | Sophia |
| Dora Kaskanis | Dina |
| Alex Papps | Peter |
| Vassili Zappa | Vassili |
| Andrea Mandalis | Alex |
| Chris Kaglaros | Groom |
| Ourania Sideropoulos | Bride |
| Anthony Lyritzis | Boy in Car |
| Ana Gonzalez | Woman Sleeping |
| Maya Stange | Janet |
| Aimee Robertson | Nose Ring Girl |
| Nathan Farinella | Young Ari |
| Paul Farinella | Young Peter |
| María Mercedes | Tasia |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ana Kokkinos | Director, Screenplay |
| Christos Tsiolkas | Novel |
| Jill Bilcock | Editor |
| Chris Robinson | Assistant Director |
| Mira Robertson | Screenplay |
| Catherine Bishop | Production Manager |
| Anna Borghesi | Costume Design |
| Paul Heath | Art Direction |
| Ollie Olsen | Music |
| Andrew Bovell | Screenplay |
| Dina Mann | Casting |
| Jaems Grant | Cinematography |
| Andy Pappas | Unit Production Manager |
| Nikki DiFalco | Production Design |
| Iain Pirret | Assistant Director |
| Phil Jones | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jane Scott | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Alex Dimitriades is "Ari" - a young Greek man whose family emigrated to live in Melbourne, where he is struggling to get job. To kill time, he hangs around with his mates snorting cocaine and - on the quiet - meeting men for casual sex. It's not really a "gay" film; it is a much broader analysis of ... a young man with neither the roots of his country, nor of a relationship to help him through his rather meaningless existence. His community is trying to straddle their need to honour their homeland traditions whilst adapting to the "tolerances" of their new home - brought to a head by some fairly grisly homophobic behaviour all round in the last twenty minutes or so. Demitriades is fine, as is Paul Capsis as his openly gay/transvestite cousin "Johnny" but the rest of the cast seem there to reinforce the stereotypes and therefore add little to any meaningful dialogue. To be honest, it could be a depiction of any immigrant culture in any country - and falls a bit flat as "Ari" seems ultimately rather deserving of his shallow existence...