The Heartbreak Kid is a 1993 Australian film starring Claudia Karvan and Alex Dimitriades, which was based on a play of the same name by Richard Barrett and first performed by Griffin Theatre Company. It was later spun off into the television series Heartbreak High.
The film is about a romance between a student (Dimitriades) and a new teacher at the school, played by Karvan.
The Heartbreak Kid took in A$2,658,819 at the box office, making it the ...
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The Heartbreak Kid is a 1993 Australian film starring Claudia Karvan and Alex Dimitriades, which was based on a play of the same name by Richard Barrett and first performed by Griffin Theatre Company. It was later spun off into the television series Heartbreak High.
The film is about a romance between a student (Dimitriades) and a new teacher at the school, played by Karvan.
The Heartbreak Kid took in A$2,658,819 at the box office, making it the 74th most successful Australian Film (1996–2008).
The Heartbreak Kid received three Australian Film Institute Award nominations in 1993, in the categories of 'Best Supporting Actor' (Nico Lathouris), 'Best Director' (Michael Jenkins) and 'Best Film' (Ben Gannon). The film was nominated and won 'Best Screenplay' at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1993.
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