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Teach You a Lesson
Short Film (Full Length) – 2000
This film is an account of a 13-year-old boy's shoplifting escapade. It is narrated by a teen voice (Madeleine Sami), while adult actors act out the drama as kids. What starts out as teen shenanigans (a porn stash is accrued with a five finger discount) turns unsettling, after a beating is doled out by Dad as punishment. The contrast between the naive voice and what is seen on-screen — shot in handheld close-ups — is grimly memorable. An early short from Song of Good writer/director Kingi Rummler (aka Gregory King), this disquieting tale of domestic abuse was selected for the New Zealand and Melbourne Film Festivals.
Key Cast & Crew
Simon Marler
John Yelash
Matthew Sunderland
Madeleine Sami
David Hornblow
Kingi Rummler (aka Gregory King)
Produced by
Central Films
Source
Central Films
Acknowledgements
Produced by Central Films, in association with Sublingual Productions
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