Only the Brave (1994)
59m
Running Time
August 31, 1994Release Date
Plot.
Alex is in love with her best friend, Vicki, her mother has dissapeared and she sets fire to things in her spare time. Vicki comes from an abusive home and wants Alex to run away with her. Alex is a bit of a nerd and a teachers pet, so takes advantage of this by trying to seduce her drippy school teacher. Alex watches as Vicki, unable to escape her terrible homelife and an psychological wreck, sets alight to herself and burns to death.
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Only the Brave is a 1994 Australian film directed by Ana Kokkinos. It focuses on two young Greek Australian friends, Alex (Elena Mandalis) and Vicki (Dora Kaskanis) in Melbourne’s Western suburbs. It received acclaim upon release, winning Best Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival and Best Short Film at the 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards.
Several of the actors (Mandalis, Kaskanis & Eugenia Fragos) were later cast in Greek Australian roles in Kokkinos' 1998 drama film, Head On.
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