MATE

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Social issues - Completed 2021

After too long apart, local deadbeat John’s attempt to
reconnect with school-age Jack over a weekend on
the outskirts of Sydney threatens to collapse into
chaos and heartbreak.

Festivals
& Awards

Clermont-Ferrand 2022
International competition
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Social issues, Drama
    • Countries
    • AUSTRALIA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 33 mn
    • Synopsis
    • After a long time apart, local no-hoper John must
      connect with reserved schoolboy Jack over a weekend
      in an insular working-class outpost of Western Sydney.
      However, Jack’s attempt to re-establish their relationship
      is threatened as John’s self-destructive nature emerges.
      Mate is an uncompromising and complex coming-ofage
      drama examining themes of masculinity, maturity
      and the challenges of growth within a changing social
      landscape.