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Drowning

  • 2009
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Miles Szanto, Xavier Samuel, and Tess Haubrich in Drowning (2009)
'Drowning' is a journey through the final moments of youth as Mik struggles to make sense of the hole left by the death of his brother and his awakening desire for his best friend Dan.
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Things are changing for Mik. His world has been turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother forcing him to redefine his place in his family. The one solid thing in Mik's life... Read allThings are changing for Mik. His world has been turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother forcing him to redefine his place in his family. The one solid thing in Mik's life is his best friend Dan. But Dan has a new girlfriend...Things are changing for Mik. His world has been turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother forcing him to redefine his place in his family. The one solid thing in Mik's life is his best friend Dan. But Dan has a new girlfriend...

  • Director
    • Craig Boreham
  • Writer
    • Craig Boreham
  • Stars
    • Miles Szanto
    • Xavier Samuel
    • Tess Haubrich
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    468
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    • Director
      • Craig Boreham
    • Writer
      • Craig Boreham
    • Stars
      • Miles Szanto
      • Xavier Samuel
      • Tess Haubrich
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Miles Szanto
    Miles Szanto
    • Mik
    Xavier Samuel
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    Tess Haubrich
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    Kirpianuscus

    good intentions

    a subject with great potential. nice stories. and a ball of scenes. result - a film who suggest few interesting ways but it ignores to use any. far to be a bad film, it represents only collection of fragments for the viewer who could imagine the final result. because the relation with the elder brother, the jealousy, the need of love, the ambiguity of feelings are good start points for a decent film. but, maybe, the ambition of Craig Boreman is too high . and this is the basic sin of Drowning. sure, a short film is not an easy mission, but the real problem is not this. but the actors, absence of a coherent story, a lost credible motivation of gestures. short, a good option. for the imagination of the viewer.
    1adamjohns-42575

    Let them drown!

    Bromance to the extreme. It's so easy for a new partner to get in the way of a friendship and it's difficult for the one left behind, especially if they're suffering and in need and not ready to let anyone steal their friend away. He could have been nicer to the new girlfriend though, grief is not an excuse to be openly hostile.

    If the ending had gone how I wanted it to, it would have been a bit different, but sometimes it's good not to get what you want.

    I do object to the continuous use of drugs and alcohol in gay films as if they are rife in the community, especially as I work my way through the Boys On Film series. Yes I get quite merry on a few bevvies every now and then, but we don't all do drugs or even smoke, can we have a broader representation please?

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    • Release date
      • 2009 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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      • Azure Productions
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      20 minutes
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