Broken Hill
Opens Friday, September 11, 2009
PGthematic elements and some language
In the tradition of "Save The Last Dance", Billy Elliott and August Rush comes the musical drama "Broken Hill." Tommy was born and raised on a rocky, drought-ridden sheep station in the middle of the Australian Outback. He works at the station and does all he can to appease his demanding father but in his heart wants to be a great musician. That all changes when Tommy meets his new class mate Kat, a bold and brash beauty, who at first doesn’t notice him at all. As Tommy tries desperately to get her attention his antics cause him to fall into hot water with the local police. He luckily escapes jail and chooses to do community service at the nearby prison to stay out of trouble. Soon the stakes for Tommy are raised when his music teacher and mentor lands him an audition for the elite music con servatorium. Against all odds, Tommy gains the affections of Kat, finds a way to reconcile with his father and conducts the concert of his life.
Review:
Tommy McAlpine was born and raised on a drought ridden sheep station in the middle of the Australian Outback into a world of sheep and football. He is torn between the legacy of his deceased mother, who instilled in him a passion for music, and a desire to appease his father, who believes his future is on the family farm. A series of events forces him to participate in community service at the local jail alongside his unrequited high school crush Kat Rogers. This opportunity allows him to use prisoners to perform his music in a prison band competition which he has also organized to be his audition to the elite Sydney Music Conservatorium.
