Head On

1998 "full on all night come on"
Head On
6.5| 1h44m| en| More Info
Released: 13 August 1998 Released
Producted By: Head On Productions
Country: Australia
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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.

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Unhelpful Yoda I'm Australian and i love Aussie films. However this film was really confronting. The scene with the cop in the interview room was really horrible. I don't like the way Alex Dimitriades portrays the character at all. I also find the scenes with him having his 'gay' encounters are rather nauseating. I'm in no way homophobic but i think those scenes couldn't of been acted with more class and sensitivity. Also i find this also doesn't give a justified out look of Australian Greek culture. No, in all i would have to say this movie is too full on and Explores many themes that people may not want to be confronted with. Just my opinion but some people may like it.
tiberius31 I just saw this movie 15 years after its release, and maybe this is a factor in some way, considering how gay men and women have been portrayed in films since then.But this aside, I don't see any internal coherence in the narrative of this film. What exactly is going on? Is it the complete confusion of an individual constantly intoxicated, with the factors at large being his sexual identity, the cultural identity of the country of his ancestry, and this in apposition to the culture of the country he lives in? On the surface it would seem so, but it seems more to to be a gratuitous portrayal of indulgence in self loathing.
hemanthks Clearly this movie is not for everyone. If you are not able to identify with the characters, the whole thing will just fall flat.I felt it's a very honest attempt and with sincere performances. The main protagonist of the movie carries the entire movie on his shoulders with such an ease.This movie does not give any message nor judges anyone...I felt like I got a glimpse of what's going in the few people's life. The mood is dark, but it's entertaining. Kudos to the entire cast, director, writer and producer for giving us this movie.I am giving 10 for this movie.
Maurizio Von Trapp Was this supposed to be a realistic film? The main character goes around having sex with every single walking being he sees. Now, would one be able to carry so much horniness after doing all the existing drugs in a space of 24 hours? I don't think so. And then again, what's with the character doing e, heroine, joints, coke, speed, all in one day?!? This film is absurd, cliché and it shows what people want to see - gay people being libertine and junkies. On top of this the filming itself doesn't help much. There isn't anything I hate more in film then hand-held cameras (von trier seems to be one of the only people who can do that without being pretentious). It makes the whole process self-conscious and you just know too easily the message the director wants to pass. Bad, bad, bad.