12 certificateDecember Boys is a Film programme that first aired in 2007 and has been classified a 12 certificate.

December Boys is a 3 star programme

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December Boys (2007)

Directed by
Rod Hardy

In 1960s Australia, four orphans are treated to a holiday by the seaside. There, the prospect of adoption by exciting local couple Fearless (Sullivan Stapleton) and Teresa (Victoria Hill) sets the formerly fast friends at each other's throats. But the eldest, Maps (Daniel Radcliffe, pictured), is more interested in romantic adventures with the beautiful Lucy (Teresa Palmer, pictured).

This is Radcliffe's first big-screen role outside of the Harry Potter series. He shows that he's more than just a one-trick wizard, confidently holding his own on screen with no magical CGI back-up. A sentimental, but not too sweet coming-of-age tale, the film is a gentle family adventure, beautifully shot and well acted and deserving of far more than the Potter Down Under tag with which it was inevitably labelled.

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Genre: Film

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2007

Rating:
3/5 Stars

Classification: 12 Certificate

Production Country: Australia

Filmed in Colour

Cast

Image for Daniel RadcliffeDaniel Radcliffe...Maps
Lee Cormie...Misty
Christian Byers...Sparks
James Fraser...Spit
Image for Jack ThompsonJack Thompson...Bandy
Image for Teresa PalmerTeresa Palmer...Lucy
Image for Sullivan StapletonSullivan Stapleton...Fearless
Image for Victoria HillVictoria Hill...Teresa
Max Cullen...Narrator/Adult Misty
Image for Kris McQuadeKris McQuade...Mrs. McAnsh
Ralph Cotterill...Shellback
Frank Gallacher...Father Scully
Paul Blackwell...Watson
Judi Farr...Reverend Mother
Carmel Johnson...Sister Beatrice