A contemporary, ensemble drama that tells the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven with situations that so many of today's youth are faced with. The story takes place during a normal school day. At precisely 2:37 a tragedy will occur, affecting the lives of a group of students and their teachers.
Acting
Teresa Palmer's breakthrough — raw, magnetic, devastating.
Direction
Thalluri was 21 when he made this. The audacity shows.
Editing
Interwoven timelines that tighten like a noose toward 2:37.
Director
Murali K. Thalluri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Murali K. Thalluri funded the film by remortgaging his parents' house at age 19. He'd never directed anything before.
Shot in Adelaide using real students and locations, it sparked debate about whether Australian cinema was ready for such explicit teen trauma — or if it was exploitative.
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