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What Grown-Ups Know

Can teenage Roy become a man before it's too late?
Feb 17, 2004 · 30m
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Teenage boy Roy and his ailing mother Elizabeth live an aimless life on the road, shuttling between gas stations, temp jobs and cheap motels. When they end up at a desolate caravan park, fractures begin to appear in Roy's relationship with his mother as he starts to fall head over heels for park manager Maurice.

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CAST

Stephen James King
Roy
Susie Lindeman
Elizabeth
Daniel Roberts
Maurice
Directed by Jonathan Wald

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Brown Paper Films
Country
AU

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