Mallboy

Shaun is a 15 year old enduring the turmoils of adolescence amid a chaotic home life with his mother and sisters. He hangs around with other kids at the local suburban shopping mall for want of anything better to do. Shaun has little reason to be optimistic about life. His teenage sisters are pregnant, his mum is incapable of providing the direction he needs and his dad is a petty criminal doing time. Shaun is disappointed again when his dad’s release from jail fails to result in any meaningful father-son relationship. Suffering from this rejection, Shaun has to decide how to make the best of it for himself - even if it means leaving behind everything he knows.

Format: Feature Film
Genre: Drama
Length: 90 mins
Year: 2001
Producer: Twenty 20 Productions
Director/Writer: Vincent Giarrusso
Investors: Australian Film Commission, Special Broadcasting Service Corporation, Premium Movie Partnership;
Sales/Distribution: Distributed by Buena Vista International
Festivals/Awards: Selected for Directors Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2000; Australian Film Institute Young Actor’s Award 2000 for Kane McNay; Melbourne International Film Festival closing night 2000; West Australian Screen Awards opening night 2000; Hamburg Film Festival 2000; Indian International Film Festival 2002
Cast: Kane McNay, Nell Feeney-Connor, Brett Swain