Summaries

The story of the unlikely friendship between two teenage boys from vastly different cultural backgrounds. Sparrow is a working-class street kid and Sebastien a middle-class boy of privilege. One day, they meet at a video-game arcade. Together, they become friends and embark on a journey of self-discovery to locate Sparrow's long-lost mother, an immigrant Vietnamese woman.—Jamie Skinner

Details

Keywords
  • 1980s
  • social commentary
  • nickname in title
  • pretty girl
  • vietnamese australian
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Family
Release date Sep 30, 1988
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Australia
Language English
Filming locations Scotch College, Torrens Park, South Australia, Australia
Production companies Kino Film Company

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 28m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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