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It is Friday night and five friends gather at a house in rural Australia. Their parents are out of town and it is time to celebrate the end of another school week. No big deal; just a few drinks, a few laughs. As the night grows later, the teens reach a state of alcohol-induced openness. They reveal secrets, crushes and an unintentionally cruel streak. The final year of high school can be paradoxical. Having found some passions and close friends, you often begin to understand your own identity for the first time. And yet, still so young, you can't deny that you've so much to learn about yourself and the world. Maybe, despite thirteen straight years of schooling, you kind of don't know anything. A tribute to an awkward phase that we have all made it through and have powerful memories of, About An Age is a nostalgic coming-of-age film. With charm and authenticity, it examines themes of responsibility, first love and the passing of time via one single evening shared by a group of playful mates.
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00:00:00Welcome! How'd you get that?
00:00:19Coach, you gave me a lift home and he just bought you a slab of beer. Crazy huh?
00:00:25He said we should enjoy being delinquents while it's still cool.
00:00:30Alright, coach!
00:00:40That's a lot of wood.
00:00:43Sarah?
00:00:44Brad?
00:00:45Where's Tara?
00:00:47She said she had to study. She's getting kind of stressed.
00:00:50Are you serious?
00:00:51Sam's gonna be a sinch.
00:00:52As if you wouldn't come party here.
00:00:54There is no way I'm gonna pass English.
00:00:57English? All I have to do is just know the quote.
00:01:00Year 10 English with Mr McGarvey.
00:01:02Hadn't even read that book about the pig but...
00:01:05Memorise three quotes from it.
00:01:07Bam.
00:01:08A minus.
00:01:10I keep picturing all these small kids playing baseball in this big field of Ryandall.
00:01:14Heaps of small kids and no one's around.
00:01:16No one big anyway.
00:01:18And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff.
00:01:20I mean if they're running and they're not looking where they're going,
00:01:22I have to come out from somewhere and catch them.
00:01:25That's all I do all day.
00:01:26I'd just be the catcher in the Ryandall.
00:01:28Oh, so is that a metaphor, Brett?
00:01:31Okay, mate.
00:01:32Firstly, there's no mention of baseball in that book.
00:01:35So I was watching this show about Amish people the other day.
00:01:44What are Amish people?
00:01:45Big beards.
00:01:46Yeah.
00:01:47Big beards, no electricity.
00:01:48So anyway, these kids grow up in a pretty chilled out community and farm and stuff and
00:01:52when they turn 18 they're given like a year off just to go totally wild.
00:01:56When the year's up they decide whether they want to return to the community and continue to be Amish or not.
00:02:00Wow.
00:02:01Yeah, it'd suck to do all that waiting but imagine how amazing that year would be after 18 years of not having fun.
00:02:07Yeah, crazy.
00:02:08It'd be like how great sex is when you've had none for ages.
00:02:11Totally.
00:02:12Hey, catch.
00:02:15Catch.
00:02:16.
00:02:42Mum it'll be fine, I promise.
00:02:44It's fun, I promise. They'll love you.
00:02:48Alright, let's do this.
00:03:15Hello. Hello.
00:03:29Justin!
00:03:37I'm gonna go and change. There's the fridge. I'll be back in a sec, okay?
00:03:44I'll be back in a sec.
00:03:58Yo.
00:03:59Yo.
00:04:00I'm Jackson. I came with Michelle.
00:04:02I heard.
00:04:05So you're a bit of a musician then?
00:04:07Um, yeah, I guess so. A dabble.
00:04:14How long have you two guys-
00:04:16She's the best person I know, Michelle.
00:04:18I'm going to meet a lot of people in my life, but I doubt I'll ever meet anyone with a heart like hers.
00:04:28Michelle, we has her first boyfriend.
00:04:30There are a lot of boys who'd like to be in your shoes, cowboy.
00:04:32Um, I don't know if I technically am her boyfriend.
00:04:35Yeah, have one of these while yours are still warm.
00:04:38Thanks.
00:04:42She really likes you, you know.
00:04:44Yeah. Yeah, I know.
00:04:48Well, come on. Everyone's outside.
00:04:50Nah, that's cool. I'll wait here for Michelle.
00:04:52I'll wait here.
00:04:57Woo!
00:04:59Wow, Brett. I'm impressed.
00:05:01I doubt you even need that apprenticeship.
00:05:03You could just go be a pro-electrician straight away.
00:05:06Yeah, yeah, alright.
00:05:10Hey, mate. Hey.
00:05:11So, Michelle says you moved to the city.
00:05:13How's it working out for you?
00:05:14Big city boy.
00:05:16Yeah, it's heaps of fun.
00:05:17I live with four other guys from uni, so there's always someone to hang out and have a beer with.
00:05:20There's something cool on pretty much every night.
00:05:22So we'll just walk down the street.
00:05:23There'll be some trivia night or concert or something.
00:05:25It's kind of noisy all the time, but I think I like it that way.
00:05:27Oh, man, I can't wait. I could totally live with four boys.
00:05:30Bet you could.
00:05:32So is this too quiet for you then?
00:05:34Is the rent expensive?
00:05:35It's not too bad. I work two nights a week at a pub.
00:05:37Our house isn't the fancier. The shower's held together with duct tape.
00:05:41If it gets too hard, I can always move back to Macedon.
00:05:43I'm back here most weekends anyway.
00:05:44Good old Macedon.
00:05:46Once I get out of home, I'm never moving back.
00:05:51So, you were the robot in the school play last year, yeah?
00:05:55Tin man.
00:05:56What's the difference?
00:05:58Tin man.
00:05:59Tin man.
00:06:00Tin man.
00:06:01Tin man.
00:06:02Tin man.
00:06:03Tin man.
00:06:04Tin man.
00:06:09Tin man.
00:06:10Tin man.
00:06:11Tin man.
00:06:15Tin man.
00:06:16This...
00:06:18That's bad.
00:06:20That's bad.
00:06:21That's all right.
00:06:22Wow, straight for the head.
00:06:23They got scum for us.
00:06:25Hey, Sarah.
00:06:32Wow, Mish. That's a big bottle you got there.
00:06:36Oh, how'd it go with Jan?
00:06:38Pretty much what I thought.
00:06:40Advertising sounds pretty intense.
00:06:43It's five days a week for three years.
00:06:45It's heaps of homework and placements.
00:06:49I don't know if I'll be able to work while I do it.
00:06:51It's such a great course and I'll be living in the city.
00:06:55I just, I don't know how I'll pay rent.
00:06:59And I told her about the apprenticeship too
00:07:00and she said it sounded good,
00:07:02so they're both good options, I guess.
00:07:05It's only a week now to when I need to tell the seller I'm buying.
00:07:09I don't know, Mish. I don't know.
00:07:11They both sound good, Sarah.
00:07:13I'm sure whatever you choose will be great.
00:07:15Thanks, Mish.
00:07:19He's cute.
00:07:20Yeah?
00:07:20Definitely.
00:07:21I don't know what you've been talking about.
00:07:23I've always thought he is, but I just didn't...
00:07:26I'll say when.
00:07:27Okay.
00:07:29That'll do.
00:07:30Thanks.
00:07:32So, I was talking to Jackson inside.
00:07:36Sarah, what did you say?
00:07:37Thing, honestly.
00:07:39He did tell me he wasn't sure if he was your boyfriend or not.
00:07:42He said that to you?
00:07:43He used the word technically.
00:07:47It's okay, I'm sure he wants to be.
00:07:48Just bring it up if you're worried about it.
00:07:51Yeah.
00:07:52Okay.
00:07:53Thanks.
00:07:56Hey, you never finished that story.
00:07:58My story?
00:07:59So, he's driven all the way from Melbourne just to come and hang out with you for a bit after dinner.
00:08:04And now you're walking.
00:08:05Yeah, and he said hi to my mum.
00:08:06Really?
00:08:07Great.
00:08:08Yeah, it was really nice and he held my hand, but like this.
00:08:12And not like this.
00:08:13So, I knew he probably wanted to kiss me.
00:08:15Is that right, Dolly Doctor?
00:08:16His mum.
00:08:19So, did he?
00:08:20While we ended up down on the damn jetty and he held me in this gentle way that I liked and ran his fingers along my back.
00:08:27It was really romantic.
00:08:29Wow.
00:08:29Awesome.
00:08:29Mish.
00:08:30Sounds great.
00:08:30Yeah, and he tried to get us to lie down while we were kissing, but I kind of didn't want to, I guess.
00:08:36It was just so nice standing there and kissing.
00:08:41Then some guys decided to play cricket on the dance floor, which was pretty fun, except someone smashed a hole in the wall.
00:08:46Anyway, so I woke up in the lounge room floor.
00:08:49My housemate was walking around, bottles on the carpet, stains everywhere, and we just thought it was way too messy to even start cleaning.
00:08:55It was crazy.
00:08:56And, I don't know, where my other housemate Ned comes up with this great idea we could just look up some kind of cleaning company in the yellow pages?
00:09:02Turns out we split the cost, it wasn't even 40 bucks each.
00:09:04And these guys in the van just came and cleaned the whole place for us.
00:09:07Great.
00:09:07Dolly worked out alright then.
00:09:09Yeah, definitely.
00:09:09It was a great night.
00:09:11Some of the neighbours weren't too happy though, we got some pretty angry mail in the letterbox.
00:09:15What's so great about Macedon?
00:09:17Nobody cares what noise you make.
00:09:19Whoa!
00:09:21Must be great living on so much land.
00:09:26Yeah, we've had some pretty great times here.
00:09:29Hey, do you still have that flying fox in the back paddock?
00:09:31Holy shit, I've forgotten about that.
00:09:33It's probably still there.
00:09:34Let's go!
00:09:35Before sunset!
00:09:36Zas, Mish, time for a walk.
00:09:39Where are we going?
00:09:41Man, this is going to be so good!
00:09:51How about that political climate, eh?
00:10:00So, you don't think you'll ever come back to Macedon again?
00:10:03What do you mean?
00:10:05Earlier, you said when you leave, you're never coming back.
00:10:08Oh God, I hope not, yeah.
00:10:10I guess this was a good enough place to grow up, but there's just nothing left for me now.
00:10:14I want to experience new things.
00:10:17I want to travel, meet interesting people, live somewhere within a semblance of culture.
00:10:22If I find myself in five years married with a child and living five minutes down the road from my mum like half our grade is bound to do, I'll freaking kill myself.
00:10:30You say that but our parents seem happy?
00:10:46Yours maybe.
00:10:47Mr and Mrs Weir do sure, but how can they not?
00:10:50They raise the wonder kids and live on this beautiful property.
00:10:53Your mum is always happy.
00:10:55My mum leaves for work at 5am every morning and gets back at 5am.
00:10:58She spends the whole day cleaning up other people's shit, literally.
00:11:03Which would be okay if she came home to a place like this, but...
00:11:06She comes back to our little shack in town which leaks from the roof with the slightest bit of rain.
00:11:11And the one person who ever loved her walked out on her.
00:11:14Now she spends her only days off at the fucking Royal Hotel, trying to find a man who's just maybe as miserable and lonely as she is.
00:11:22Now I love my mum more than anyone else in the world, but she's certainly not happy.
00:11:26And yeah, I know that's not Macedon's fault, but she got brought out here with the promise of the perfect Australian life.
00:11:34Family, beautiful house on land.
00:11:37Dad and her were going to open up a little cafe on the river when they saved enough money.
00:11:41She'd work the counter, cook the food, little family business.
00:11:45Now she's got none of it and she's stuck here.
00:11:47She'll be living in the same house, travelling to the same job until she's 70. She knows it as well as I do.
00:11:54Well...
00:11:55It's school, man. It's the way the cookie crumbles.
00:12:09Love the open air out here.
00:12:11Yeah, you must miss it. Living in your stuffy share house. Hey, fancy city boy.
00:12:16Hey, it's not that stuffy.
00:12:17You know what I mean.
00:12:18I think you need to see my apartment before you decide if it's stuffy or not.
00:12:24Why don't you come over next weekend?
00:12:27Hey, can I ask you something?
00:12:31Yeah, of course. Anything.
00:12:33This may sound silly, but would you say you're my boyfriend?
00:12:37Um, I'm not exactly sure. Would you like me to be?
00:12:44Definitely.
00:12:46Me too.
00:12:48You're perfect.
00:12:55This can't be the same one.
00:12:57It used to be so much bigger.
00:12:58It's almost like you've grown in the last 10 years.
00:13:01Mate, do you remember back in primary school, I think, like grade four,
00:13:07we'd sit in the kitchen and my dad came in and said he'd finish this thing?
00:13:10We ran out here and ended up half an hour late to school that day.
00:13:14Pretty sure we didn't do much else that week.
00:13:17Well, we didn't come all the way out here for nothing.
00:13:20Dude, there is no way this thing's gonna hold your weight.
00:13:22You're calling me fat?
00:13:23Go on, do it.
00:13:24I hold no responsibility for this.
00:13:26Come on, Brett. Hurt yourself for our amusement.
00:13:28I've got this, guys. This is gonna work.
00:13:31This kind of thing is built to last.
00:13:34This is for you, Sarah.
00:13:40Yeah!
00:13:58Oh, man.
00:14:14You know, there's nothing sexier than a man with a gun.
00:14:17How about now?
00:14:21Dave Weir, woman hunter.
00:14:24You're up, Brett.
00:14:29Four empty bottles of beer on the roof.
00:14:32Four empty bottles of beer.
00:14:34You throw one up.
00:14:36Brett doesn't hit it.
00:14:37Three empty bottles of beer on the roof.
00:14:39Almost, cowboy.
00:14:40Okay.
00:14:41I'm not a cowboy.
00:14:50Did, uh, Dave tell you about the mentor thing next year?
00:14:53No.
00:14:55They asked me and Dave to come back and help mentor next year.
00:14:58That's awesome, guys.
00:14:59I can't believe they chose you two.
00:15:01Yeah, but as if we aren't gonna have better things to do next year.
00:15:04What you mean?
00:15:06Dude, we're gonna have so much going on.
00:15:08We're playing seniors, going to uni parties, who knows what else.
00:15:11Talked about this.
00:15:13Yeah, you're right.
00:15:14Fuck that, then.
00:15:16Hell, if you're lucky.
00:15:18I might even introduce you both to some of my hot hairdressing friends.
00:15:20Oh, so you're back on hairdressing again, are you?
00:15:22Yeah.
00:15:36Love this book.
00:15:38Such great characters.
00:15:39Yeah, it's really good.
00:15:43You're quite the fan.
00:15:45Yeah.
00:15:47Mum tried to make me get rid of them, but I couldn't do it.
00:15:48I can't believe how organised everything is.
00:15:53Oh yeah, should it be messier?
00:15:54No, of course not.
00:15:55I love your room.
00:15:56It's the top five.
00:16:02Who's that?
00:16:04Oh, that's Shane, my cousin.
00:16:05He's a dancer.
00:16:07That was at the opening of one of his concerts in Sydney last year.
00:16:10He's pretty amazing.
00:16:12He's pretty amazing.
00:16:14You're pretty amazing.
00:16:15Yeah, but like, I don't get to see him anymore, which sucks.
00:16:19He had to move up to Sydney, so I'll probably only see him at Christmases.
00:16:22It was so cool.
00:16:24The last time I saw him, this little girl came up after the show and asked for his autograph.
00:16:28It was like he was famous.
00:16:34You were so good in the school play last year.
00:16:37Really? Thanks.
00:16:39I didn't know you saw it.
00:16:41I wish I could act or dance, or was even just creative.
00:16:43It's never too late to start.
00:16:46You should join the theatre group at your uni next year.
00:16:49Did you take these photos?
00:16:51Yeah, most of them.
00:16:52What do you mean you haven't done anything creative?
00:16:53These are really, really good.
00:16:55Seriously?
00:16:56Definitely.
00:17:05Jackson.
00:17:07I'm sorry.
00:17:08It's not that, it's just...
00:17:12I don't know if I'm ready for...
00:17:14It's totally fine.
00:17:16You can wait as long as you want.
00:17:19I'm sure I will be, I just need to take it slow.
00:17:26Hello.
00:17:37Nice hair, Brett.
00:17:40Thanks.
00:17:41Yeah, it looks good, man.
00:17:42No, it doesn't.
00:17:44Hey!
00:17:45Nah, it looks awesome, sir.
00:17:46You're really good at this.
00:17:47I can't believe how talented you are.
00:17:49Oh, I'm not that good.
00:17:54Hey, first star.
00:17:56I used to know what all the constellations were called, remember?
00:18:00I've forgotten now.
00:18:02In your old age.
00:18:04Hey, there's another one.
00:18:07How good is this, eh?
00:18:11If you stare long enough, you sort of think there must be something up there, eh?
00:18:14I mean, I know it's just gas, but they twinkle so brightly.
00:18:18I mean, not like other forms of life, just something up there is real, is alive.
00:18:22All right, Einstein.
00:18:23Yeah, they're just stars, man.
00:18:25What do you think, ponytails?
00:18:27Pigtails.
00:18:29I don't know.
00:18:30They just...
00:18:33They just twinkle, right?
00:18:35It's just the sky, and the sky has to have stars, because that's what the sky has.
00:18:40Wouldn't it make no sense if there were no stars?
00:18:42It wouldn't be the sky, then.
00:18:44I read an article suggesting that stars actually project images down onto Earth,
00:18:48and that us and everything we know is actually an incredibly advanced hologram.
00:18:51Yeah, right.
00:18:52They're pretty anyway.
00:18:54How about we all agree on that?
00:18:55That's an actual fact?
00:18:57Yeah.
00:18:58They're really romantic.
00:19:00This is the life, you know?
00:19:02This is what you want to do.
00:19:03Get together and do this.
00:19:04Right now.
00:19:05Drink beer.
00:19:06I mean, our parents get together and sit around a table and play charades and talk about the price of petrol.
00:19:11Can you imagine?
00:19:12No thanks.
00:19:13Ah, charades.
00:19:14Yeah, just because you're an adult doesn't mean you have to stop being cool.
00:19:17You can be more cool.
00:19:18You can be more cool.
00:19:19You can do what you want.
00:19:20But all the adults I know, it's like they finally grow up and reach freedom and they start taking everything so seriously.
00:19:27So dumb.
00:19:28Come on.
00:19:29It's time for the fire.
00:19:30Come on, Jax.
00:19:31Oh, it's alright.
00:19:32Come on.
00:19:33How gallant those men, bravely venturing forth to battle the dangerous foe with its flames and kindling.
00:19:49I'm just so thankful their kind exist to save us damsels from harm.
00:19:53Oh yes, they are big and they are strong.
00:19:56I'm just so glad I can cook and clean their things while they're away.
00:20:00At least it's some form of repayment.
00:20:02Yes, I'll clean this gun.
00:20:04A man always needs a clean gun.
00:20:09Have you ever had a shot?
00:20:10Dad never took me.
00:20:11He only ever takes Dave.
00:20:13Oh, go on.
00:20:14You think so?
00:20:15Yeah, just don't point it at us and we'll be fine.
00:20:27Go.
00:20:32I'm going to be the first person on Mars.
00:20:47Mish, you could do anything you put your mind to.
00:20:49You're the best, Sarah.
00:20:50Well, shall we go see what the almighty men are up to?
00:21:04I think you're probably good off to really see you.
00:21:05Sarah!
00:21:06I bet Captain Jackson would be pretty stoked to catch up with you.
00:21:07I think you're probably good off to really see you.
00:21:11Sarah!
00:21:12I bet Captain Jackson would be pretty stoked to catch a glimpse of those.
00:21:18Oh, I've got this, mate.
00:21:19Ah, here they are.
00:21:20Oh, I've got this, mate.
00:21:21Ah, here they are.
00:21:22Nice undies. I think you're probably good enough to really see you.
00:21:31Sarah!
00:21:32I bet Captain Jackson would be pretty stoked to catch a glimpse of those.
00:21:43Oh, I've got this, mate.
00:21:45Ah, here they are.
00:21:52Oh, gee, it's not working.
00:21:55Oh, no, it's usually so easy. What could be wrong?
00:21:58Yeah, do you want me to have a shot, man?
00:21:59No, no, compadre. It's okay. I've got an idea.
00:22:15Hey, Jackson, man, you want a smoke?
00:22:19Dave, what are you doing?
00:22:20All right, Dad does this all the time.
00:22:22You mean he did it once, in winter.
00:22:29Corporal, secure the area.
00:22:30Let's go, boy!
00:22:42Oh, my God.
00:22:45Woo!
00:22:50That looks like a quality guitar, man.
00:22:58Isn't it funny how the only cool instrument is a guitar?
00:23:01What about drums?
00:23:02Okay, or drums.
00:23:03It's like, all the instruments are these things that make sound, but then you look at all the
00:23:07ones those band kids play in school, like clarinets or trumpets or something, and they're super lame.
00:23:12Guitar or drums, though? Still just things that make noise, but they're super cool.
00:23:16Maybe that's the thing, Sass. I think it's the school band that's a bit lame, not the instruments.
00:23:20Yeah, trumpet can be pretty cool. What about Miles Davis?
00:23:22Yeah, Louis Armstrong.
00:23:24What a wonderful world.
00:23:28Okay, maybe it's the people then. I guess all those band kids like Stacey and Laura just make anything uncool.
00:23:34Yeah, Marco has to kiss her in the school play, did you hear?
00:23:36Who?
00:23:37Laura Ford.
00:23:38What? That's fucking awesome. What kind of kiss?
00:23:41Kisses in plays mean nothing.
00:23:43I doubt she's even kissed anybody before.
00:23:45What are they doing for the play this year?
00:23:47I think it's called The Crucible or something. All I know is it's about witches.
00:23:52Plays are always about stuff like that.
00:23:54I know The Crucible. Patrick Miller's a genius.
00:23:57How do you know so much stuff?
00:23:59Why don't you play or something ducks?
00:24:01Yeah, sure. I'm not that good.
00:24:04Yes, he is.
00:24:05Wish I could play guitar. I can play piano.
00:24:07Really?
00:24:08I totally forgot about that.
00:24:10Yeah, I did lessons for six years.
00:24:11You were pretty good, Mish. I still think you shouldn't have stopped.
00:24:14It was taking out way too much of my study time.
00:24:16We still play footy, manage to find time for study.
00:24:18Yeah, that's because you ace exams without studying because you're smart and annoying.
00:24:22What about me?
00:24:23You're a lost cause, Brett.
00:24:26Which one should I play?
00:24:27I like the one you showed me yesterday.
00:24:30Alright.
00:24:53Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
00:25:00Forsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Remember me to the one who lives there
00:25:10She once was a true lover of mine She once was a true lover of mine
00:25:23Oh, yes. Sweet. Did you write that?
00:25:29Um, nah. Simon and Garfunkel. Classic Simon.
00:25:33Yeah, good work, man.
00:25:34Anyone need a drink?
00:25:35Yeah.
00:25:36Sam again?
00:25:37Yes, please.
00:25:40Hey, Sarah, have you changed your mind about next year again?
00:25:43I'm sorry?
00:25:44Are you sticking with hairdressing or have you decided you're going to be a paleontologist now?
00:25:48What the fuck?
00:25:49What is a paleontologist anyway?
00:25:52They look at people's feet.
00:25:54You're such a fucking idiot.
00:25:57Have you got a decision to make?
00:25:59Yeah, kind of.
00:26:00I'm pretty sure I want to do this advertising course I applied for,
00:26:05but there's also this hairdressing apprenticeship I've been offered.
00:26:07If I'm ever trying to make a decision, I like to flip a coin.
00:26:10Someone told me to do it once and it's worked a lot for me.
00:26:12You flip the coin and as soon as it lands, if you feel good, you know that's the right choice.
00:26:16And if you feel uneasy, you know you should go with the other side. Easy.
00:26:19That actually doesn't sound like a bad idea.
00:26:22I have a coin. 50 cents.
00:26:25I don't want to do it right now.
00:26:28Yeah, it's been really fun.
00:26:30Got a fire going and I wish you were here too, Kimmy.
00:26:34Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. He seems right.
00:26:40Bit hard to know what he's thinking sort of thing, but you know.
00:26:43Lives in a share house and all that.
00:26:45Sounds like it wouldn't be a bad idea at all.
00:26:47Yeah, with a few friends. Be amazing.
00:26:51Wouldn't you want to live with a whole bunch of people?
00:26:55Oh well, I guess it doesn't matter right now anyway, eh?
00:26:59I'd, um, I'd better let you get back to the party.
00:27:03Uh, I'll see you someday.
00:27:06Yeah, I'm going to see you too.
00:27:09I love you too.
00:27:11What's that?
00:27:13Oh yeah, it does sound like a really pretty cake.
00:27:17Wow, yeah. Such a lot of cherries.
00:27:20Berries. Berries, I'm sorry.
00:27:23Okay, yeah. All right, I better go.
00:27:26All right, bye.
00:27:34I can't believe it. He's an electrician.
00:27:36He's an electrician.
00:27:37He always takes extra care to turn all the lights off.
00:27:40Yeah, that's right. And so, with his faithful dog by his side, he walks towards the room.
00:27:44There's nobody else around.
00:27:46He enters, walks to the centre of the room, and the dog, the dog which never under any
00:27:52circumstances leaves his side, waited, snarling at the doorway.
00:27:57No matter what the electrician did, he couldn't get the dog to enter the room.
00:28:00Fuck.
00:28:01So what happened?
00:28:02What do you mean what happened? That's it.
00:28:04It kind of makes sense there'd be a ghost hanging around an old jail.
00:28:07Yes, the native ghost is often sighted at old jails and abandoned swimming pools.
00:28:12When bored, they may leave this habitat to haunt past lovers.
00:28:17My housemate Adam, who that whole story happened to, swears it must have been a ghost.
00:28:22He does street art and he has tattoos up both of his arms.
00:28:24That's the thing, in the city there's just art and creativity everywhere you look.
00:28:28It's overwhelming.
00:28:31I hate art.
00:28:39I'm bored. Who wants to go for a swim?
00:28:41Sure, why not? No way, it'll be fucking freezing.
00:28:44Don't be a pussy, dude.
00:28:45No way, man.
00:28:47What about you guys?
00:28:48Yes. No thanks.
00:28:51Can you guys enjoy though?
00:28:52Oh, we will.
00:28:52Did you have a pair of Bordies at the moment?
00:28:54Yeah, man, I'll get you some.
00:29:01Dude, just be honest.
00:29:03Do you think she likes me or not?
00:29:04I don't know, man. Just take it easy.
00:29:06Don't make a big deal of it.
00:29:07Why shouldn't she go for it?
00:29:10Thanks.
00:29:14We should do this more.
00:29:16This is awesome.
00:29:16Sometimes I like this more than the big party.
00:29:19Yeah, so try and get my parents away more often.
00:29:22Try and convince them to have four anniversaries here.
00:29:25Genius.
00:29:35Can you do a flip?
00:29:37Front or back?
00:29:37Front.
00:29:38Nope.
00:29:39Back?
00:29:40No.
00:29:47Hey guys.
00:29:49Hey.
00:29:53They look good on you, man.
00:29:54I think red's your colour.
00:29:57It's beautiful on you.
00:29:59Come on, cowboy.
00:30:01Well, you two kids have fun.
00:30:04I'm getting another bit.
00:30:05Got me one, dude.
00:30:15Shit, it's cold.
00:30:17I kind of like it.
00:30:19Yeah, me too.
00:30:20Dave.
00:30:32Anybody want a drink?
00:30:34No, I'm good.
00:30:35Thanks, mate.
00:30:35No thanks, Dave.
00:30:36Sweet.
00:30:42I like your brother.
00:30:43Yeah, he's awesome.
00:30:45I don't know what I'd do without him.
00:30:47What's his girlfriend like?
00:30:48Yeah, lovely.
00:30:49Really nice.
00:30:51Really good for him, I think.
00:30:53She's very pretty.
00:30:55You're quite pretty yourself.
00:30:57No, you are.
00:30:58I don't know what I'm talking about.
00:31:06What?
00:31:07Nothing.
00:31:09Come on, what?
00:31:12What?
00:31:16We've only known each other for seven weeks now, and I think, like, maybe I see things differently.
00:31:25Does that make any sense?
00:31:27Yeah, totally.
00:31:29Wow.
00:31:31So, like, the other night, I was thinking that maybe instead of just applying locally,
00:31:36it could be cool to go to uni in the city, maybe.
00:31:39I love this town.
00:31:40I mean, I grew up here, but I can't help but want to see what's out there.
00:31:48There's so much.
00:31:50You make me see that, I think.
00:31:53I'm glad I make you feel that way.
00:31:54I think everyone should be afraid to do what they want.
00:32:06I don't think I've ever met anyone like you.
00:32:25I think you might be my muse.
00:32:30Hey, guys.
00:32:32This house wants to play a game and apparently we all need drinks.
00:32:34Wicked.
00:32:35Would you mind bringing my beers out, man?
00:32:36Sure.
00:32:37You want me to get something, Mish?
00:32:38Uh, yeah, there's a bottle of vodka open on the bench.
00:32:41Do you think Mum and Dad will notice that it's gone?
00:32:45Of course not.
00:32:45The bottle's probably been there since they were in high school.
00:32:48Okay, cool.
00:32:50Thanks.
00:32:51Do you think they ever stole alcohol from their parents?
00:32:54Oh, I don't know about their parents, but
00:32:56Dad told me he stole a bottle of bourbon from the general store once.
00:32:59What?
00:33:00What a rebel.
00:33:01When did he tell you this?
00:33:02A couple years ago.
00:33:03Can't remember.
00:33:05Pretty crazy to imagine Dad doing that now, hey?
00:33:07So, what's news, Brad?
00:33:18What's a goss?
00:33:19Oh, nothing much.
00:33:21You know how it is.
00:33:23Footy, school, beer, parties, hanging out with Dave.
00:33:27Oh, come on.
00:33:28How's life treating you?
00:33:29Are you happy?
00:33:30What, are you a psychologist now?
00:33:33What about the ladies?
00:33:34How are they treating you?
00:33:37Yeah, they're not really treating me at all lately, actually.
00:33:40Oh, that's a shame.
00:33:41Those ladies don't know what they're missing, do they?
00:33:54Man, I hate some new mandoe.
00:33:57Yeah, that must be...
00:33:58Well, come on.
00:33:59You must have one story to tell me.
00:34:01Um...
00:34:04Well...
00:34:05Come on, I won't tell anyone.
00:34:13I promise.
00:34:14Okay, especially Dave though, he'd kill me.
00:34:17This sounds exciting.
00:34:18Seriously.
00:34:19Okay.
00:34:21Well...
00:34:23Okay, so you know Jess Samuel had her 18th last year?
00:34:26Yeah.
00:34:27So, me and Dave were pretty bored that night
00:34:30and we decided to rock up to see what was going on.
00:34:33Um, Dave got a bit drunk.
00:34:35Actually, Dave got really drunk and he hooked up with Laura Ford in the backyard.
00:34:40No way.
00:34:41Yeah, it was pretty funny.
00:34:46Wow, what the fuck?
00:34:47How did that happen?
00:34:49They just kind of wound up by themselves talking outside, I think.
00:34:52I went and sat with them for a bit but they were having some discussion.
00:34:55I went and looked for Dave later because I was chatting with people inside but I couldn't find him.
00:35:01Oh, but then I decided that I needed to take a piss behind the shed because, you know,
00:35:05that's kind of fun when you're drunk.
00:35:07But Dave and Laura were there and they were, you know, kissing each other.
00:35:12Oh, this is too good. I can't believe this.
00:35:16Yeah, you know what else?
00:35:18The craziest part is they saw each other a few times afterwards.
00:35:22Dave didn't want to tell me but I got it out of him.
00:35:25Just had the feeling something more was going on after Jess's party.
00:35:27You mean they saw each other?
00:35:30Sounded like they really got along.
00:35:32I don't think I've ever seen them even talk to each other.
00:35:35Yeah, hardly anyone knows.
00:35:36Oh, it's so weird of Dave to do something in secret like that.
00:35:39Yeah, I know.
00:35:40Bet she totally fell in love with him.
00:35:42Oh, so do you want to tell me a secret now?
00:35:50It's cold.
00:35:51I think we should go play this game.
00:35:53It's going to be fun.
00:35:57We're coming.
00:36:00Yup.
00:36:04So it's called I Never.
00:36:05Oh yeah.
00:36:06The girls at work were talking about it.
00:36:08Sounded like heaps of fun.
00:36:09Apparently everyone plays it at uni.
00:36:11Okay.
00:36:12So basically, let's say I start.
00:36:14I'll say I've never been to school.
00:36:15And then you all have to drink because you've all been to school.
00:36:18And then Dave says, I've never...
00:36:20Okay.
00:36:21I've never been eaten by a bear.
00:36:25Okay, so in that case nobody would drink.
00:36:29Don't think you really understand the game, man.
00:36:32So wait, do we have to have done the thing we say we've never done?
00:36:35Or do we have to have not done it?
00:36:37That doesn't matter.
00:36:37All that matters is if you have done it, you drink.
00:36:39All right, let's do this.
00:36:42I've never been shocked by an electric fence.
00:36:44Well, I have to drink for every time I've done it.
00:36:48All right, I've never thrown up from drinking.
00:36:51How good is this game?
00:36:56I've never nicked stuff from the school canteen.
00:36:59Hey!
00:37:00When was this?
00:37:02Year eight.
00:37:04We made out like bandits.
00:37:05Two hot boxes of Mars bars.
00:37:07Hey, you told me you won those in a spelling bee.
00:37:09I don't think this town has ever had a spelling bee.
00:37:12I used to be so gullible when I was younger.
00:37:15I believed everything that he told me.
00:37:17It was ridiculous.
00:37:18Remember what I told you was Mum's birthday?
00:37:21She got so upset that she hadn't bought her a present,
00:37:23so she spent the whole afternoon baking her a chocolate cake.
00:37:26When Mum got home, she yelled,
00:37:28Happy birthday!
00:37:33Oh, you're so adorable, Mish.
00:37:36Hey, we missed my go.
00:37:38I've never given a hand job at a party.
00:37:40Whoa.
00:37:41Okay, okay, or received one.
00:37:44You people are disgusting.
00:37:46Wow, okay, that's a pretty hard act to follow.
00:37:49Um, I've never kissed someone else here.
00:37:58Aw, Brett.
00:38:01Okay, um, I've never been on a nudie run.
00:38:08Oh, man, what are we doing?
00:38:09We should totally do one tonight.
00:38:11Sure, why not?
00:38:13Um, yeah, okay.
00:38:14I might need a few more of these first.
00:38:16What?
00:38:17Awesome.
00:38:17I'm holding you to that, Mish.
00:38:19It's your go.
00:38:19All right.
00:38:20I've never had a crush on a teacher.
00:38:24Oh, yes.
00:38:25I'd go for Mr. Monero in a heartbeat.
00:38:30Mr. Monero.
00:38:31Definitely.
00:38:32What?
00:38:33He's old.
00:38:33He's mature and sophisticated.
00:38:36And handsome.
00:38:37He's the kind of man who'd be able to prepare a meal.
00:38:39I imagine he lives alone in a big house that's really nice and full of old books.
00:38:47No, he's married.
00:38:49He's actually got a son who's about our age, apparently.
00:38:51Oh.
00:38:52He's probably got grey hair like his dad.
00:38:54Someone's jealous.
00:38:56No, I'm not.
00:38:57Come on, it's your question.
00:39:00Okay, I've never had sex anywhere that wasn't a bed.
00:39:06Cumberland and sass, tell us a story.
00:39:09Well, I guess there's a couple.
00:39:12All right, which is the weirdest place?
00:39:13Uh, costume cupboard, drama building.
00:39:20That's great.
00:39:20Who are you?
00:39:21Not Mr. Monero.
00:39:22I know, this guy, Jonathan?
00:39:23Not Jonathan Gardner.
00:39:24Yeah, him.
00:39:25What?
00:39:26I was in productions with him all through high school.
00:39:27He never told me about that.
00:39:28What was it, during class?
00:39:29Science double period.
00:39:30How do you know him?
00:39:31Well, we met at a party and got talking and hooked up a bit.
00:39:35And then I ran into him on lunchtime and was kind of like,
00:39:38are you thinking what I'm thinking?
00:39:39You know?
00:39:40Costume cupboard was his idea.
00:39:42Amazing.
00:39:43He was really cool.
00:39:44Man, that guy can do accents better than anyone I've ever met.
00:39:47Did he mind in a Scottish accent, Sarah?
00:39:49Mmm.
00:39:56They have the coolest clothes in that room.
00:39:59All these old school dresses and colourful suits and funny props.
00:40:03So much fun.
00:40:04I really want to go back and take some stuff right before we finish school.
00:40:07If you do, could you get my team man outfit while you're in there?
00:40:09I would love to have that back.
00:40:11Hey, you took a drink too, Jackson, didn't you?
00:40:13Yeah.
00:40:14Yeah, not much of a story really.
00:40:15Come on, at least tell us where.
00:40:18Just on a couch.
00:40:18Pretty boring.
00:40:20Cool, man.
00:40:20Did you drink, Dave?
00:40:22Nope.
00:40:22Just beds.
00:40:23Good old beds.
00:40:25Brett?
00:40:26Nah, I didn't drink.
00:40:27But yeah, just like what Dave said.
00:40:29Okay, I've never fantasised about being married.
00:40:34Like, you know, maybe with a specific person, thinking about what your day-to-day life would
00:40:39be like with them and coming home to your house after a day of work or imagining your actual
00:40:44wedding day and what you would say about them in your speech and just like seriously actually
00:40:49pictured the married life in your future.
00:40:50So you mean just thought about marriage at all?
00:40:52Yeah, I guess so.
00:40:53But in a daydream kind of thing where you can see a future version of yourself like in it.
00:40:57And in the daydream, you know who your husband or wife is.
00:41:00Yeah, I guess so.
00:41:00I mean, doesn't everybody dream about the future in some way?
00:41:04I mean, thoughts like that just creep into your head.
00:41:07It doesn't mean it's what I've got my heart set on necessarily, but
00:41:11I imagine Kim and I living together once or twice.
00:41:14Yeah, like when I see mum and dad having a cup of tea and nice conversation in the kitchen at the
00:41:18end of the day, looking so peaceful together. It's weird to think that one day I'll be in that position.
00:41:25Haven't you ever thought about it at all?
00:41:28I suppose when I think about the future, it's always very vague and wispy.
00:41:31I've imagined doing particular things like skydiving or living in a shack by a river for a year, but
00:41:37it's not really connected in this like linear trajectory. I like to live in the moment mainly.
00:41:43Isn't it crazy how when you meet someone you don't know them at all
00:41:46and they could become the most important person in your life.
00:41:49And like one tiny event can change everything.
00:41:52Like if dad hadn't stopped on the side of the road to help mum's friend Judy that night,
00:41:56things would be so different.
00:41:57Yeah, totally.
00:41:58If dad didn't know how to change a tire, you and me wouldn't be here.
00:42:02But if your dad didn't know how to change a tire, then he wouldn't be your dad.
00:42:06Oh, that's profound, Brett.
00:42:09But you're right though, it's not just one little disconnected moment.
00:42:12To the universe, the day Dave and Michelle's dad learned to change a tire is no more
00:42:16insignificant than the day Michelle and Dave were born.
00:42:18They're ten minutes apart.
00:42:20It's cool to think that our most significant moments might have happened already and we don't even know it.
00:42:24I think it's all just as significant as you make it.
00:42:27You mentioned the universe, but I don't think the universe cares at all.
00:42:31It's not lining up for the tire changing moment and all that in some sort of plan.
00:42:34It's up to the individual to make something out of what's at hand.
00:42:37We have no inherent purpose and that's not depressing.
00:42:40That's exciting.
00:42:40But it's impossible to know. And don't you think sometimes things that we might call coincidences
00:42:45that occur in our lives are slightly just too much to be chance? And haven't you ever had
00:42:50deja vu or a kind of premonition or felt like you're meant to be in a particular place?
00:42:54That's your decision to view the world that way. And if viewing the world as one without coincidences
00:42:59helps you understand it and makes you happy, then that's great. But really, Albert Camus described
00:43:03the world as absurd because it has no meaning. We aren't given any kind of instructions to what we
00:43:07should do with our lives. But he said we should embrace that and just have a great time in spite
00:43:11of our purposelessness. Cool. So we have absolute freedom. Totally.
00:43:16Have you read much Camus? Only a little. My younger teacher said she thought I'd really enjoy reading
00:43:21his books. You should. I can lend you one if you want. I had a dream once. It wasn't about my wedding,
00:43:28but it was at Dave and Kim's wedding. Just on a boat. I had to give the best man speech,
00:43:34but then all that would come out was howling. Okay, uh, it's my go, right? Um,
00:43:43I've never been able to take a girl's bra off with one hand. Are you serious? It's
00:43:50fucking tricky, all right? I just don't get them. Bullshit. It's just a little class.
00:43:55All right, give me a shot. Okay. Does seem you need the practice.
00:43:58There you go. Hey, yo! You have to drink now.
00:44:22All right. I've never prayed. Prayed?
00:44:31Yeah. For anything. To anything. A god. Anyone.
00:44:35Yeah, I have. It was when Emma was in hospital. Her sister.
00:44:40She was going in for this operation and I was in the waiting room. There was this beige white
00:44:45room with fake flowers in every empty space and all the cosmos there were like two years old.
00:44:51There weren't many people around. Mum had gone to the bathroom or something and there was some old
00:44:56guy who was like crying in a corner and I just wish that I could be there with her. Do something,
00:45:02you know? So I thought like whatever, I'm just gonna pray and I just closed my eyes and asked for
00:45:07her to come through okay. Was she okay? Well, yeah. You saw me with her the other day, remember?
00:45:13Oh yeah. So did you feel like the prayer helped? Totally. The next day when we were allowed to go in
00:45:19and see her we'd had hardly any sleep and I went in and hugged her in the bed and I could really feel
00:45:25something there with us. I was trying to explain it to Mum on the way home. God really had your back?
00:45:30Well, I guess I didn't pray to God necessarily, just to the universe, you know? Put it out there to
00:45:35whoever was willing to listen. Cool. It's really special. Oh, so it doesn't have to be to a god then?
00:45:42No, definitely not. Cool. I thought it probably didn't but I wasn't sure.
00:45:47I think I've prayed then. I've definitely squeezed my eyes shut really tight before and hoped for
00:45:53particular things to happen. Like what? Well, just different things. More so when I was younger.
00:46:00I used to go to church every week with my parents. Cool. Yeah, it was alright. I mean,
00:46:05we always prayed there. Obviously. Then when I was 15, Mum and Dad said it was up to me whether I
00:46:12continued to go or not so I just went the next couple of times then I stopped.
00:46:15The whole life is just one decision after the other man and the only person making them is you.
00:46:20Mate, some of the stuff you say just doesn't make any sense.
00:46:25Oh. It's your go, Mish.
00:46:36I've never until the age of 16 believed there are still some dinosaurs in existence.
00:46:50Nah. Bet there are, right?
00:46:52Not in the wild but there's a place in America that has some in captivity. They're not like T-Rexes or
00:46:59anything but Mr. Matthews told us. Dude, are you serious? We've been through this. He told us
00:47:06crocodiles are descended from dinosaurs. Oh yeah. What about that place then?
00:47:12I don't know what place you're talking about. You don't mean Jurassic Park? No, not Jurassic. Anyway,
00:47:18it's my turn. Um, I've never snuck into a nightclub under age.
00:47:26It's getting pretty cold. Yeah, let's go inside, eh? Good game, sass. Yeah, good sesh.
00:47:33Hang on. I've got one more.
00:47:39I've never hooked up with somebody and kept it a secret.
00:47:50Wait, what's going on?
00:47:55You arsehole. Sorry dude, it just slipped out.
00:47:59What's going on?
00:48:00Alright, um, it was at the start of the year. Brett and I were at Jess Samuels 18th.
00:48:08Oh, I think I know her sister.
00:48:09Yeah, probably. Anyway, I got pretty wasted and then I ended up kissing Laura Ford.
00:48:18Whoa.
00:48:19Who's Laura Ford?
00:48:21She's a girl in our year.
00:48:23Cool.
00:48:24Yeah, she's really into drawing and stuff.
00:48:27She's nice, but just a bit hard to get along with, I guess.
00:48:32She seems a bit strange, but in that way where you probably just don't know her that well.
00:48:37Do you know what I mean?
00:48:38Jeez, that's an understatement. She's a freak. She hangs out by herself and she has no friends.
00:48:43Come on, she's not that bad. She's not attractive, that's for sure.
00:48:46You're on thin ice, dude. She's hotter than the girl you kissed that night.
00:48:50I didn't kiss anyone that night.
00:48:52Exactly.
00:48:53Wow. Well, that's a vivid picture you've all painted. I feel like I can really imagine her.
00:48:57Brown hair, short, wearing a dress with, um, pictures of cats on it.
00:49:03Yep, thanks.
00:49:04She's cool. Just a bit different, you know?
00:49:07Yeah, exactly. Thank you.
00:49:09Look, if you actually take the time to get to know her, she's really interesting and cool to hang out with.
00:49:13She's got a surprisingly good sense of humour. She taught me quite a bit.
00:49:16I really think it's just that no one's given her a chance because everybody in our year is a jerk.
00:49:21And it's a chicken and egg situation, you know? It's like people tease her just because she's one
00:49:25of those people in the year.
00:49:26Like Zagman, kind of.
00:49:27Yeah, like Louie Zagman, too. People tease them because they're those people,
00:49:31the ones that everybody just picks on. But then they feel all weird,
00:49:34so they act weird and everybody just picks on them some more.
00:49:36Yeah, that's astute.
00:49:38We're all jerks, really.
00:49:39Anyway, we'd been having a really good chat, Laura and I, and I was a bit drunk and we'd ended
00:49:46up by ourselves and we just felt it. You know how that happens?
00:49:52You know what? I don't regret it at all.
00:49:56Wait, Brett told me you saw her more than once.
00:50:00Yeah, I saw her two or three more times.
00:50:02And then she broke up with you?
00:50:03As if Laura would break up with Dave.
00:50:05Dude, shut up.
00:50:06You guys were actually dating and you never told me about it.
00:50:08We were dating. We were just kind of just...
00:50:09Do you want to tell the story, huh?
00:50:12Were you the one hanging out with her?
00:50:14Maybe she'd get something else going on so you don't have to spend all your time
00:50:16spreading my secrets to trying to get into Sarah's pants,
00:50:19which is pathetic and is never going to happen.
00:50:21Whoa, Dave, come on now.
00:50:22What's the matter to anyone who I'm with, anyhow?
00:50:24All right, all right.
00:50:25Yeah, we went out a couple of times.
00:50:26I broke it off because I wasn't into it developing into a proper thing.
00:50:30Any more questions?
00:50:38Should we head inside?
00:50:44Wait, so what's in this one?
00:50:46It's in one of them. I don't know.
00:50:49All right, so we've got some tomato, we've got some ham and we've got cheese.
00:50:54Nice.
00:50:57What do you think of Jackson?
00:50:59Yeah, he's growing on me.
00:51:00She looks pretty happy.
00:51:03First love, I guess.
00:51:05How long do you think it'll last?
00:51:07I don't know. She really likes him.
00:51:10Maybe they'll get married.
00:51:16How long have you and Kim been together now?
00:51:19Almost six months.
00:51:20Whoa, really?
00:51:21Time flies.
00:51:23You're still not getting bored at all.
00:51:25No, I think that's just you.
00:51:29No.
00:51:32Do you think you two will get married?
00:51:34God, I've no idea.
00:51:39Sometimes she'll say something about our wedding day, who we'd invite, that kind of stuff.
00:51:45She's even going on about driving kids to footy practice or dressing them in cool baby outfits.
00:51:53And yeah, I guess I'm not scared by it all. I mean, that's where life really begins, right?
00:51:59But definitely not in the next year or two.
00:52:01Yeah, wow.
00:52:03Shotgun best man.
00:52:05You might have to rock paper scissors up with Brett, but...
00:52:07Well, even after the drama we just had outside, I wasn't sure you guys would ever talk again.
00:52:12So, should I then?
00:52:23Uh...
00:52:24Hey man, easy.
00:52:25Two of you are clearly best mates and this is a tiny misunderstanding.
00:52:28I'm sure if you say sorry now, you'll forgotten it even happened in the morning.
00:52:32Thanks.
00:52:33I think Dave will have forgotten most of tonight by the morning.
00:52:38To intoxication!
00:52:39Okay, I'm gonna go say sorry then.
00:52:45Good luck. You're a big softy at heart.
00:52:48What a great guy.
00:52:54Yeah, he's really going to do well, I think.
00:53:00I think I'm a bit intoxicated.
00:53:03I'm un-toxicated.
00:53:07But you.
00:53:07Okay, so maybe you're all right.
00:53:21I told you so.
00:53:22I'm the fucking king of toasties.
00:53:24I think they're still good.
00:53:27All right, yeah, we'll just have some well done toasties then.
00:53:32I'll have mine medium rare if that's okay.
00:53:34Oh, I might just take this well done toasted sandwich out this way then.
00:53:44Hey man.
00:53:52Look, Brett.
00:53:54I'm really sorry about what I said before.
00:53:56I was way out of line.
00:53:57It wasn't all meant to just come out like that.
00:54:00Oh, that's...
00:54:02I actually came in here to apologise to you as well.
00:54:06It's just about till you cut me off.
00:54:09I think we're all good then?
00:54:10Yeah, for sure, man.
00:54:13Sarah just has a knack of getting things out of me.
00:54:14I don't even know how it came up.
00:54:16No, no, no, no worries, man.
00:54:17Sarah has a knack with most guys and she knows it.
00:54:21I don't know what I'm saying.
00:54:28Dude, she's obsessed with me.
00:54:30Sarah?
00:54:30No, Laura, you idiot.
00:54:33Sarah's obsessed with you.
00:54:37Really?
00:54:40Oh, I'm sorry, dude.
00:54:42What do you mean?
00:54:44Well, she texted me a share a bit.
00:54:46It's kind of weird.
00:54:47She'll send me a message saying that she misses me or something.
00:54:51A couple of years ago, she sent me a photo of the Nook,
00:54:53which is where we hung out a couple of times.
00:54:55Most of the time, she's just filling me in on what she's up to
00:54:58or sending me her latest drawing.
00:54:59And how often?
00:55:00A few few days, I guess.
00:55:03It's kind of freaking me out, man.
00:55:06A few weeks ago, she put a mix tape in my locker.
00:55:08Not a CD.
00:55:09A tape.
00:55:09And what type of music was on it?
00:55:11I don't have a tape player.
00:55:12Do you have a tape player?
00:55:13Dude, I can't believe you haven't told me this.
00:55:15She's nuts.
00:55:16Shh.
00:55:18You just need to tell her to leave you alive.
00:55:19Try to just ignore it, but it's hard, you know?
00:55:22I mean, it's no big deal.
00:55:23We're still kind of friends.
00:55:25The crazy thing is, but if I make any kind of approach at school,
00:55:28like a wave or a hello, she just turns her back as if I don't exist.
00:55:31So wait.
00:55:34You're telling me that ever since last year, she sent you a text every few days?
00:55:38Yeah, but that's normal for friends.
00:55:39Sometimes it's just a bit...
00:55:45I don't know.
00:55:46It's probably fine.
00:55:49U.S. forces give a nod.
00:55:52Why didn't you guys make up already?
00:56:03Thanks, boys.
00:56:04I love toasteds.
00:56:06Hey, you want me to teach you, man?
00:56:09No, good.
00:56:11Hey, let's play charades.
00:56:13Oh, you're kidding, right?
00:56:14Shotgun being on Jackson's team.
00:56:16What?
00:56:17You've got to be quicker than that, Mitch.
00:56:18All right, all right, fine.
00:56:19Can I be the judge or something?
00:56:21You know, this is what our parents do for fun.
00:56:22You have to write down all the suggestions, Dave.
00:56:24You need a hat, pen and paper.
00:56:26Go!
00:56:27Bretsky, truth or dare?
00:56:30Really?
00:56:30Truth or dare?
00:56:32Dare.
00:56:33I dare you to skull the rest of Michelle's drink.
00:56:36Easy.
00:56:43Jesus, what's in this?
00:56:44Vodka and orange juice.
00:56:46Only not much orange juice.
00:56:48You don't say.
00:56:51No, that's toxic, that is.
00:56:54Weak.
00:56:55Oh, come on, man.
00:56:57No chance you do it.
00:56:58Sure.
00:56:59We should enjoy being delinquent while it's still cool.
00:57:02All right, Brett, you're on my team.
00:57:18Let's beat these scoundrels.
00:57:20You're not a scoundrel.
00:57:21I'm going first.
00:57:21Time starts now.
00:57:28Um, uh.
00:57:29Come on, go, go, go.
00:57:32Uh, mushroom, um, toast or grass, insect.
00:57:37Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:57:38Um, uh, eating sandwich food, um, a burger, uh, cheeseburger, hamburger.
00:57:45Yes.
00:57:45Got it.
00:57:46One point, assassin jacks.
00:57:47Who's next?
00:57:48Brett.
00:57:49He's the man on the case.
00:57:56Oh, what the hell, man?
00:57:57Yes.
00:57:59And, go.
00:58:00Okay, cool.
00:58:07Fish.
00:58:09Worm.
00:58:10Fish worm.
00:58:11Uh, what's his name?
00:58:14Electric eel.
00:58:15Fine.
00:58:19Dave, you're gross.
00:58:22Uh, sex.
00:58:24Thrusting.
00:58:26Fucking.
00:58:27Making love.
00:58:28Ten seconds.
00:58:29There's nothing else I can do.
00:58:33Time's up.
00:58:34Oh, Brett, that was spectacular.
00:58:36What was it?
00:58:37Missionary position.
00:58:39That's not fair.
00:58:40All right, Jackson, show them how it's done.
00:58:47You all right?
00:58:48I don't.
00:59:01And time starts now.
00:59:05Hair.
00:59:05Yep.
00:59:06Acting.
00:59:07That is a pro right there.
00:59:08Uh, but behind every great man, there is an even greater woman.
00:59:12Allow me to give you a demonstration.
00:59:13All right, Mish, go.
00:59:18What?
00:59:19You have to do it anyway.
00:59:20Even if you don't know what it means.
00:59:21But it isn't even a thing.
00:59:23What's it say?
00:59:25Have you ever been to America?
00:59:28Wow, Dave, what else is in here?
00:59:31Jupiter?
00:59:34Multiple forks?
00:59:35Hawthorne hawks?
00:59:36Hawthorne hawks?
00:59:37Hawthorne hawks?
00:59:38How do you act them out?
00:59:39Brown and yellow.
00:59:40All right, do it.
00:59:44Hawthorne hawks?
00:59:45Got it.
00:59:46Louis Zagman.
00:59:50Complaint?
00:59:52What does complaint mean, Mish?
00:59:54That's not a word.
00:59:55Hawthorne hawks?
00:59:56Oh, gee.
00:59:57Dave must be at the stage where his brain cells are being affected, hey?
01:00:04Looking forward to voting tomorrow.
01:00:06I wish I could vote.
01:00:08Who would you vote for?
01:00:10I don't know.
01:00:11Right on.
01:00:14Ooh, who's messaging Dave at this fine hour?
01:00:18Lame.
01:00:19Kim?
01:00:19Hey, we should totally message someone from Dave's phone.
01:00:22Yeah, let's.
01:00:23Let's write one and send it.
01:00:24Who should we message?
01:00:26His mum.
01:00:26That's my mum too.
01:00:28Oh, yeah.
01:00:29What if we message your mum?
01:00:30What?
01:00:31Like, if we sent the message to your mum?
01:00:32Oh, my God.
01:00:33Laura's number's in here.
01:00:34This is so good.
01:00:35I know exactly what we should write.
01:00:36No way.
01:00:37I don't know about that, Sarah.
01:00:38Don't say anything mean.
01:00:39Dave will kill you.
01:00:41Okay, here we go.
01:00:43Been thinking about that time we got together.
01:00:45You're beautiful.
01:00:46XX.
01:00:47Yes!
01:00:48I guess that's not too bad.
01:00:50It's a compliment.
01:00:52Sarah, don't send that message.
01:00:53Sent.
01:00:58You're ridiculous.
01:01:10What's it say?
01:01:11Oh, wow.
01:01:12It's her.
01:01:13What's it say?
01:01:15Is this a joke?
01:01:16Really?
01:01:17Yeah, that's it.
01:01:18Is this a joke?
01:01:19That makes it sound like she hopes it isn't a joke.
01:01:22We'd totally have to send another one.
01:01:23Are you serious?
01:01:25Oh, come on, Brett.
01:01:26You can help me write this one.
01:01:27This is so much fun.
01:01:31Um...
01:01:33Okay, what should I say?
01:01:35Is this a joke?
01:01:36Is this...
01:01:37Say it's not a joke?
01:01:38It's not a joke.
01:01:40Okay.
01:01:43Not a joke.
01:01:44Want you bad.
01:01:45Can't believe we've wasted the last 12 months.
01:01:47No way.
01:01:48That's good.
01:01:49I think you need to cement the intention of the message.
01:01:50How about I just broke up with my girlfriend for you?
01:01:53Amazing.
01:01:54Jackson.
01:01:55I think that's too far.
01:01:56Sarah, please don't.
01:01:58Swing.
01:02:08It's from her.
01:02:09Hurry up.
01:02:11Uh-oh.
01:02:11Is everything alright?
01:02:14She's coming here.
01:02:15What?
01:02:16It says I'll be right around.
01:02:18Does she even know where we live?
01:02:20I'm betting she does.
01:02:21Just tell her you were joking.
01:02:22Easy.
01:02:22Problem solved.
01:02:23Are you sure?
01:02:24Well, we have to say something to stop her from coming here.
01:02:26Give it here.
01:02:34Alright, all done.
01:02:35What did you say?
01:02:38Don't be fucking stupid.
01:02:39Of course I was joking.
01:02:41Probably didn't need the expletive, mate.
01:02:45I don't like this.
01:02:47It's all good now.
01:02:48She's really nice.
01:03:11Uh.
01:03:15Heads for hairdressing.
01:03:42Advertising it is.
01:04:04What the fuck?
01:04:05I can't believe she actually called.
01:04:11She's keen.
01:04:16No way.
01:04:18Why would she have that number?
01:04:20It's probably just Mum.
01:04:21Yeah, because Mum's always cool at one in the morning.
01:04:27Hello, you've called Mary, Peter, Dave and Michelle.
01:04:30We can't come to the phone right now, but please leave message after the bed.
01:04:34Dave?
01:04:35It's Laura.
01:04:36Please pick up the phone.
01:04:39Dave, pick up.
01:04:41This girl is actually insane.
01:04:43Were you joking or not?
01:04:44Just pick up the phone, Dave.
01:04:48Hello, this is Dave.
01:04:51Yeah, this is Dave.
01:04:52How are you?
01:04:55Um.
01:04:56Yeah, sorry about that.
01:04:57I'm drunk.
01:04:58Just forget I said anything.
01:05:01Look, I do think about you all the time.
01:05:04As a friend.
01:05:06That was my mum.
01:05:08Yeah, I get drunk with my mum all the time.
01:05:11Anyway, I've got to go, Loz.
01:05:14I'll, um, see you at school.
01:05:41All I want to do is take you out, kiss you on your pretty mouth, make a toast and never go in, no.
01:06:06And I'm so bothered, look, you gave me, dancing like you want to take me home.
01:06:19And that's alright, for a night, for tonight.
01:06:27When we sweat together, the fool became the beggar, and it's for all the better that I leave you.
01:06:47I'm so young, I'm so goddamn young.
01:06:56I'm so young, I'm so goddamn young.
01:07:11I'm so young, I'm so goddamn young.
01:07:17I'm so young, I'm so goddamn young.
01:07:22I'm so young, I'm so goddamn young.
01:07:27I'm so young.
01:07:32How's everyone doing?
01:07:34Fine.
01:07:36That looks beautiful.
01:07:38Is that the fine before?
01:07:39Yeah, damn telemarketers.
01:07:42Bastards would call it any hour, eh?
01:07:44I'm gonna make sure we put out the fire properly.
01:07:47Do you want me to come?
01:07:48Yes.
01:07:54Putting the fire out, eh?
01:07:58I'm going to bed.
01:08:00Goodnight, lovers.
01:08:02Sleep tight, sweet prince.
01:08:09I'm so confused.
01:08:10I'm so hungry.
01:08:12I'm so hungry.
01:08:13I'm so hungry.
01:08:14And I'll take a look and get my home.
01:08:15Okay.
01:08:16I'm so hungry.
01:08:17And you've got to like, come on.
01:08:20I'm so hungry.
01:08:21I'm so hungry.
01:08:22After a while, I'm hungry.
01:08:23No.
01:08:24I'm not hungry.
01:08:25Hey.
01:08:27How are you going?
01:08:28Good. How are you going?
01:08:32I'm sorry about tonight.
01:08:34I thought there'd be more people here,
01:08:36and I know it must be hard meeting all my friends at once like this.
01:08:39That'd be ridiculous. Tonight's been fun.
01:08:42Really?
01:08:43Of course.
01:08:44Seriously?
01:08:45Seriously.
01:08:47Any night I get to see you is an amazing night for me.
01:08:50I can't believe how easy this is.
01:08:56Let me see what is.
01:08:58Being with you like this.
01:09:00I always thought I'd be really nervous.
01:09:03Nervous about what?
01:09:06Just... I don't know.
01:09:11Being like this. Us.
01:09:15I mean...
01:09:17Just like...
01:09:21I don't feel nervous about like...
01:09:25The idea of...
01:09:29Getting close?
01:09:30Yeah. And like...
01:09:35Like what?
01:09:36Like even...
01:09:37Sex, I guess.
01:09:41I thought you wanted to wait.
01:09:43Yeah.
01:09:44I don't think I do anymore.
01:09:47Really?
01:09:48Yeah.
01:09:49It feels right.
01:09:53Sure?
01:09:54Yes.
01:09:57Not tonight, but...
01:09:58Yeah.
01:10:04Cool.
01:10:05How are you doing, Bretzky?
01:10:11I'm alright.
01:10:13How about you?
01:10:15I'm just breezing.
01:10:17Like a breeze.
01:10:19Yeah?
01:10:20Yeah.
01:10:21No.
01:10:22No.
01:10:45Would it be weird if we just...
01:10:46and just lay here naked together.
01:10:53Okay.
01:11:03What were you saying about the stars earlier?
01:11:06What do you mean?
01:11:08You know that article you read?
01:11:12You're saying that the stars are actually...
01:11:17What a great night.
01:11:22I think I like this more than the big party.
01:11:26Ah, no doubt.
01:11:28I can't wait until we don't have to hang out with half the school every weekend.
01:11:31How funny was Dave tonight?
01:11:33It's been a while since I've hung out with him properly without Kim around.
01:11:37I love drunk Dave.
01:11:39Man, I had the biggest crush on Kim last year.
01:11:42Yeah, I know.
01:11:44What?
01:11:45Are you kidding?
01:11:46Everybody knew.
01:11:47It was pretty obvious.
01:11:49How did she know?
01:11:50I don't know if she knew.
01:11:51Probably.
01:11:53It's just the way you acted around her.
01:11:55You laughed at anything she said that was remotely funny and let's face it, she's really not that funny.
01:12:01You all of a sudden, like a banshee mentioned, even if you hadn't heard of them.
01:12:04You'd tease her but then as soon as she seemed the slightest bit hurt, you'd apologise if you'd just run over her puppy.
01:12:11You'd touch her at any given opportunity.
01:12:13Okay, okay.
01:12:14And you just couldn't take your eyes off her.
01:12:17Yeah.
01:12:19Dude, it's not just you.
01:12:21Every single guy is exactly the same.
01:12:23You're all transparent.
01:12:29Then what am I doing so differently?
01:12:32If I'm just like Dave and every other transparent guy then how come I never get the girl?
01:12:37You will.
01:12:38Don't worry.
01:12:40I just have no idea how to talk to girls.
01:12:44Just like this.
01:12:46What are you doing right now?
01:12:48Yeah, I guess.
01:12:50We're really not that different a species.
01:12:52You just gotta loosen up and not dwell on whether a girl likes you or not, Bretzky.
01:12:58If you just talk to her and be yourself, more often than not she will.
01:13:03You think?
01:13:04I do.
01:13:05Honestly.
01:13:07Oh, and make sure you listen.
01:13:09It's such a simple thing but it's incredible how many guys have this blank look on their face when you're talking to them.
01:13:16Almost like they're scheming their next move rather than actually taking an interest in what the two of you are talking about.
01:13:23I'm sorry, what?
01:13:27Come on, Bret.
01:13:29You're cool.
01:13:31You've just gotta have some faith.
01:13:35You okay?
01:13:36Yeah.
01:13:37I think I'm going to decline the apprenticeship tomorrow.
01:13:38Really?
01:13:39I think so, yeah.
01:13:41Wow, that's huge.
01:13:43So you're set on going to uni then?
01:13:44Yeah, I mean, it's gonna be a hell of a lot harder but it's what I really want.
01:13:50So you're moving to Melbourne too.
01:13:51Another one down.
01:13:52I guess so, yeah.
01:13:53Congestion, pollution, suits, here I come.
01:13:54Maybe I'll move in with Jackson.
01:13:55Really?
01:13:56Does he have a spare room?
01:13:57Of course not.
01:13:58I don't know where I'll live.
01:13:59Half of year 12 moves there every year and, well, most of them have more money than I do and, it's meant to be a lot harder to get a decent job in the city.
01:14:05It's gonna be a hell of a lot harder but it's what I really want.
01:14:07So you're moving to Melbourne too.
01:14:08Another one down.
01:14:09I guess so, yeah.
01:14:10Congestion, pollution, suits, here I come.
01:14:14Maybe I'll move in with Jackson.
01:14:15Really?
01:14:16Does he have a spare room?
01:14:18Of course not.
01:14:19I don't know where I'll live.
01:14:20Half of year 12 moves there every year and, well, most of them have more money than I do and, it's meant to be a lot harder to get a decent job in the city but, I'm sure I'll figure all of that out though.
01:14:33If anyone can do it, it's you sis.
01:14:37Thanks Brett.
01:14:39I'm really gonna miss you guys.
01:14:49Did you want a drink?
01:15:07Um.
01:15:09Yeah, thanks.
01:15:13A beer.
01:15:19No one, thanks.
01:15:42I love you.
01:16:14That's a great idea.
01:16:37Yellow sand, right?
01:16:39Blue water.
01:16:42Yeah, coastlines, of course.
01:16:47Spain.
01:16:50Yeah, that sounds good.
01:16:53That's a great idea.
01:16:56Yeah, yeah, yeah, yes, yes, of course I am.
01:16:59Sorry, I'm just a bit drunk.
01:17:01You know, it's really late.
01:17:03It's like...
01:17:06It's really late.
01:17:07What are you still awake for?
01:17:08Ow!
01:17:09Ow!
01:17:10Ow!
01:17:11Ow!
01:17:12Um...
01:17:14Yeah, cool.
01:17:15Sorry.
01:17:16Anything good?
01:17:17Ow!
01:17:18Is everything alright?
01:17:27What are you doing here?
01:17:32What are you doing here?
01:17:33How's he?
01:17:34Laura, what are you...
01:17:35It's been a while, eh?
01:17:36You are...
01:17:37You're trying to give me a heart attack or something?
01:17:38Because...
01:17:39I think you might have succeeded.
01:17:40Whoa, Laura, do you...
01:17:42Oh, Laura, this is deep.
01:17:58Come on.
01:17:59Um...
01:18:00Let's get this cleaned up.
01:18:03Laura, come on.
01:18:15We've got to put pressure on this.
01:18:16You're losing a lot of blood right now.
01:18:21Are you sure you're not the one that could use a little looking after?
01:18:24You seem pretty worse for wear, mate.
01:18:27Are you?
01:18:28That's true.
01:18:30Big night, huh?
01:18:33Yeah, I guess.
01:18:34Just a few of us.
01:18:35Will you let me take a look at your hand?
01:18:39It's nice to see you.
01:18:40Alright.
01:18:42You know you could have just knocked, right?
01:18:45You're dripping in it, Dave.
01:18:47What?
01:18:48What am I dripping in?
01:18:51Fuck!
01:18:52Dave!
01:18:54This is serious!
01:18:55Listen to me!
01:18:56Okay, Laura, I'm listening.
01:18:57What's going on?
01:18:58I can't bear it!
01:18:59I'm missing it all, Dave.
01:19:00The best years of our lives.
01:19:01That's what everyone keeps telling us, isn't it?
01:19:04Our teachers, our parents.
01:19:06My dad offered me a glass of wine tonight.
01:19:09Even my parents understand.
01:19:11And people like your friends...
01:19:13Hey, guys, come on.
01:19:17Your friends seem to love reminding me of how pathetic,
01:19:20how outcast, how awful I am.
01:19:22And I don't even know what I've done to them!
01:19:25What are you talking about?
01:19:26I...
01:19:29That's not even the main thing.
01:19:30I just...
01:19:33I'm just waiting.
01:19:36I'm just...
01:19:38Waiting for it all to pass.
01:19:39I'm waiting at school.
01:19:40I'm waiting at home.
01:19:41Just...
01:19:42Just waiting!
01:19:43For everything.
01:19:44For everything.
01:19:45To fly by.
01:19:46All of the...
01:19:47All of the laughing.
01:19:48The silly pranks.
01:19:50Going to the movies.
01:19:51The texting.
01:19:52Rolling down hills.
01:19:54Playing...
01:19:55Playing spin.
01:19:56Spin the bottle or...
01:19:57Nobody plays spin the bottle.
01:19:58How am I supposed to know that?
01:20:02I just know that if someone gave me the chance to do it,
01:20:06I...
01:20:07I...
01:20:08I could do it.
01:20:09I could be a teenager.
01:20:10I...
01:20:11I could be alive.
01:20:12I just...
01:20:13Laura...
01:20:14Laura, we've just been hanging out.
01:20:15Nothing big.
01:20:16Okay?
01:20:17Nothing memorable.
01:20:18We've been doing nothing.
01:20:19Really.
01:20:20I don't even know what it's like to be doing that.
01:20:24But I know that it's what being this old is all about
01:20:28and I know that this is the most special and electric and magical.
01:20:31And...
01:20:33We're going to spend...
01:20:35The rest of our lives powered by...
01:20:38By...
01:20:39By the freedom and...
01:20:41And...
01:20:42And the wilderness of...
01:20:43Of...
01:20:44Of these years.
01:20:45And it's gonna burn!
01:20:46Laura, look.
01:20:47Why don't you come along to the next one of these things if you really want?
01:20:51But like I said, it's really nothing.
01:20:53What?
01:20:54What?
01:20:55Are you stupid?
01:20:56Are you kidding?
01:20:57What?
01:20:58So you and your friends can laugh at me?
01:21:01I wasn't even here.
01:21:02We've just been sitting around talking about how bored we are.
01:21:05I don't know what freedom you're talking about, Laura, but I sure as hell don't see it.
01:21:09We're doing nothing more than having a few drinks, holding hands and waiting for our lives to actually begin.
01:21:15That's...
01:21:16That's what I'm talking about, Dave.
01:21:18Having a few drinks, holding hands with these people that you're so extremely close with.
01:21:24That...
01:21:25That...
01:21:26That...
01:21:27Sounds like an ideal moment in a life to me.
01:21:30Oh, yeah.
01:21:31I don't know.
01:21:34Look, I'm worried about you.
01:21:36It's...
01:21:37It's pretty strange for you to just turn up like this.
01:21:39I mean...
01:21:40I don't mind.
01:21:41Well, I might slightly back the window, but...
01:21:43What's going on here?
01:21:49You've just got to try and enjoy things.
01:21:51Okay?
01:21:52You've just got to try and chill out.
01:21:54I think you're really cool.
01:21:56No, you don't!
01:21:57Yeah, I do.
01:21:58Everyone else will figure it out.
01:22:00They're just a bit slow.
01:22:01You've just got to think more highly of yourself.
01:22:03Okay?
01:22:04Look, I know people give you a hard time and all that, but hey, maybe it's that whole grass is greener thing.
01:22:10Whatever you're having a fantastic teenage or just a different kind.
01:22:13Grass is greener.
01:22:15What?
01:22:16You want to swap?
01:22:19Look, in the blink of an eye, we're all going to be adults.
01:22:23And we're going to be too weighed down to truly fly.
01:22:26And I just want to fly just once before... before that happens.
01:22:29What?
01:22:30I don't know what to say.
01:22:33Can you...
01:22:35Can you just hold me again?
01:22:38It feels like a teenage moment.
01:22:53I don't know.
01:22:59I think, really, we'll all be glad when this strange teenage chaos is over.
01:23:04Seriously.
01:23:07We're nearly there.
01:23:08We're nearly adults.
01:23:10Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
01:23:11Hey, shh.
01:23:15Is it going to be all right?
01:23:18I know it fucking sucks right now.
01:23:21But you're all going to look back upon these years and be so fascinated by them.
01:23:25Because no matter what they were, they made you who you are.
01:23:29It's true, Laura.
01:23:31You're gonna get through this and it's all gonna be fine.
01:23:38I have a feeling that you're about to find a way in.
01:23:42Things change all the time.
01:23:44Maybe something awesome is around the corner.
01:23:47Something which will be like what you said, you know, magical and electric.
01:23:51And you definitely deserve it.
01:23:53Nobody should be just waiting away all these years.
01:24:02What happened to waiting for our real lives to start?
01:24:14You have no idea how amazing you are.
01:24:31What you doing?
01:24:33Come here.
01:24:35You have to take care of yourself.
01:24:41How many years are you still here?
01:24:44I'm sorry.
01:24:46What's happening?
01:24:48What's happening?
01:24:50I'm sorry.
01:24:54It's fine.
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