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Jul 25, 2017 · Alex excels in school, has a passion for literature and seeks respect from her English teacher, Kate (Maude Davey). Vicki leads the gang of wild girls, she revels in sexual excess and rebels against authority. Similar figures exist within most films about youth. However, both of Kokkinos’ characters are also the daughters of Greek migrants.
- Whitney Monaghan
Only the Brave. Alex (Elena Mandalis) and Vicki (Dora Kaskanis) are two young Greek Australian girls in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Vicki is bored with school and she is abused by her father at home. Alex misses her estranged mother and is trying to deal with her growing sexual attraction to a female teacher (well played by Maude Davey).
Troubled Australian teen Alex (Elena Mandalis) finds solace in her friendship with Vicki (Dora Kaskanis), who comes from an even more dysfunctional and abusive family. While Alex is bookish and ...
- Ana Kokkinos
- Drama
Alex finds her at the top of an industrial platform. Doused in gasoline, Vicki sets fire to herself. Alex attempts to put out the fire but Vicki burns to death. Alex wakes up in the hospital to books by Kate and by a visit from the mother who abandoned her. After leaving the hospital, Alex impales the red dress Vicki so loved on the fence.
Aug 31, 1994 · 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. Ana Kokkinos. Director, Writer. Mira Robertson.
Only the Brave ★★ 1994Gay coming-of-age story about two teenaged, working-class girls living on the seedy fringes of Melbourne. Alex (Manadalis), her wild best friend Vicki (Kaskanis), and their equally tough girlfriends seem to spend most of their time hanging out, smoking dope, and getting into trouble.
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. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres.
