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Jasper Jones (2017, Aaron L. McGrath, Levi Miller)
Adapted from Craig Silvey’s bestselling Australian novel and featuring a stellar cast including Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving, Levi Miller, Angourie Rice, Dan Wyllie and Aaron McGrath, JASPER JONES is the story of Charlie Bucktin, a bookish boy of 14 living in a small town in Western Australia.
In the dead of night during the scorching summer of 1969, Charlie is startled when he is woken by local mixed-race outcast Jasper Jones outside his window. Jasper leads him deep into the forest and shows him something that will change his life forever, setting them both on a dangerous journey to solve a mystery that will consume the entire community.
In an isolated town where secrecy, gossip and tragedy overwhelm the landscape, Charlie faces family breakdown, finds his first love, and discovers what it means be truly courageous.
production details
Australia | 105 minutes | 2017
Director: Rachel Perkins
Script: Shaun Grant
Novel: Craig Silvey
cast
Aaron L. McGrath as Jasper Jones
Levi Miller as Charlie Bucktin
Angourie Rice as Eliza Wishart
Toni Collette as Ruth Bucktin
Hugo Weaving as Mad Jack Lionel
Matthew Nable as Sarge
Daniel Wyllie as Wes Bucktin
Myles Pollard as Pete Wishart
Susan Prior as Gwyn Wishart
Wilson Moore as Warwick Trent
Ferdinand Hoang as An Lu