Film · 1993

On My Own

Name: On My Own
Director: Antonio Tibaldi
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-07-02

97 min · Directed by Antonio Tibaldi

Drama

5.85
ratings

Simon Henderson is at boarding school in Canada while his father works in Hong Kong, and his mother lives in England. When his parents visit him in the holidays, Simon discovers that his mother has schizophrenia.

Cast

Matthew Ferguson

Simon Henderson

Judy Davis

The Mother

D

David McIlwraith

The Father

Jan Rubeš

The Colonel

Michele Melega

Shamas

Colin Fox

Palter

Nicolas Van Burek

Max Cobb

Rachel Blanchard

Tania

L

Lanna MacKay

Evi

M

Michael Polley

Soccer Coach

C

Colin Brezicki

Sawyers

James Mainprize

Computer Class Teacher

Norwich Duff

Classroom Teacher

D

Donald Ewer

Priest

C

Christopher Hicks

Henry Chase

A

Alberto Franceschetti

Alberto

M

Malcolm McClintock

Martin

P

Paul Brogren

Philibert / Simon's schoolmate

Crew

Director: Antonio Tibaldi
Producer: Will Spencer, Leo Pescarolo, Elisa Resegotti, Rosa Colosimo, Lael McCall, Stavros C. Stavrides
Writer: Gill Dennis, Antonio Tibaldi, John Frizzell
Casting: Allison Tibaldi
Editor: Edward McQueen-Mason
Cinematography: Vic Sarin
Art Direction: William Fleming
Composer: Franco Piersanti

Details

Studios: Alliance Films, Ellepi Films, Rosa Colosimo Films
Countries: Australia, Canada, Italy
Languages: English
Release: July 2, 1993

Themes

friendshipmotherschizophreniaboarding schoolclassroomcoming of agefootball (soccer)teenage boyill mothermother son relationship

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