Alex is a 1992 Australian-New Zealand film based on a popular young adult novel by Tessa Duder. This drama-sport film was never released theatrically in Australia, but shown in some foreign territories and went straight to video.
Synopsis
A young headstrong New Zealand woman's (Lauren Jackson) quest against the setbacks, intense rivalry and personal tragedy to win selection for the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in the women's 100m freestyle.
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, 1h40 GenresDrame, Thriller, Horreur ThèmesLa mer, Transport ActeursChris Haywood, Martyn Sanderson, Sheila Florance Note66% In the wild and isolated wilderness of the Tasmanian highlands, Ruby Rose is overcome by her fear of darkness. Ruby cries out to the elemental spirits that surround her. She is driven to take a harrowing journey out of the mountains to seek help from her lost grandmother.
, 1h37 Réalisé parRichard Franklin GenresDrame, Action ActeursPeter Phelps, Rachel Blakely, Chris Haywood, Jane Hall, Samuel Johnson, Russell Fletcher Note60% A criminal languishing in jail embarks on a torrid affair with a female guard. However, events take a sinister turn as she becomes increasingly besotted, and news of their romance becomes public - leading to the collapse of her marriage. Desperate, she agrees to help the crook escape, only to start doubting his commitment.
, 1h33 Réalisé parPaul Cox GenresDrame, Comédie ActeursSheila Florance, Gosia Dobrowolska, Norman Kaye, Chris Haywood Note71% Martha (Florance) is an elderly woman living alone in her flat and dying of cancer. Her love of life leads to an ambivalence about her age; her unique moral code leads to her playing cupid for her friend and nurse Anna (Dobrowolska) and Anna’s married lover (Gray); her worrisome son (Haywood) wants her to move into a home; her neighbour Billy (Kaye) has dementia.