Head On
Strand Releasing (1998)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance
Not In Collection
#1290
7*
Seen ItYes
(3/8/2018 NetFliix & 10/12/2019)
IMDB   6.5
104 mins Australia / English
VoD 
William Zappa Vassili
Mar Mercedes
Alex Dimitriades Ari
Maya Stange Janet
Paul Capsis Johnny
Damien Fotiou Joe
Eugenia Fragos Sophia
Julian Garner Sean
Dora Kaskanis Dina
Elena Mandalis Betty
Tony Nikolakopoulos Dimitri
Alex Papps Peter
Costas Kilias Taxi Driver
María Mercedes Tasia
Neil Pigot Senior Constable
Vassili Zappa Vassili
Andrea Mandalis Alex
Aimee Robertson Nose Ring Girl
Chris Kaglaros Groom
Ourialia Sideropoulos Sideropoulos
Anthony Lyritzis Boy in Car
Anna Gonzales Woman Sweeping
Maya Strange Janet
Ourania Sideropoulos Bride
Ana Gonzalez Woman Sweeping
Nathan Farinella Young Ari
Paul Farinella Young Peter
Allan Q Vietnamese Man
Paul Capsis Johnny/Toula
Aris Gounaris Dealer
Fiv Antoniou Card Player
Nicholas Politis Costa
Wasim Sabra Charlie
Director/Choreographer
Ana Kokkinos
Producer Jane Scott
Writer/Composer Ana Kokkinos
Andrew Bovell
Mira Robertson
Christos Tsiolkas
Cinematography James Grant
Jaems Grant
Music Ollie Olsen


Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he's facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Streaming, VoD NetFlix

Notes
I thought the acting pretty good· But I never developed much empathay for the characters· A decent try for 1998.
Revisited Head On on 10/18/2018, and enjoyed it the second time around. Maybe it was a funk I was in back in March. I upped my rating a notch.