Book Week

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Book Week

2018

1h 42m

Comedy

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A narcissistic and arrogant high school teacher is forced to re-evaluate his life choices when it seems like his book will finally be published.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

You'd have to be a comic genius to dig your way out from under such a mess and the script has neglected to supply Dukes with the tools to make it happen.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 26, 2018

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David Stratton

The Australian

Heath Davis directed and does a very competent job in every department, except for the fact that he obviously wants us to love the decidedly unlovable protagonist.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2018

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

As cringe comedies go, Book Week is a pretty solid comedy and worth watching.

Rated: 8/10

May 6, 2019

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Zoe Crombie

Film Inquiry

As another indie small-scale Australian romp, Book Week doesn't quite reach the lofty heights of earlier offerings this year like Ali's Wedding, but it provides an intriguing look at a man in peril and the place of literature in a contemporary context.

Nov 17, 2018

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Jim Schembri

3AW

There are very good performances all round in this low-budget Aussie ensemble comedy, but with so much going on it's sometimes hard keeping track of all the story threads.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 5, 2018

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Erin Free

FILMINK (Australia)

...a little gem of a film.

Rated: 17/20

Oct 8, 2018

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just seen the movie- dog's breakfast of a movie. Improbable tale of redemption mixed with caring teacher. will he won't he take responsibility for himself ande his actions- in essence a morality tale laid on heavy... extremely unlikeable character. Unfortunately most of the characters were on the road to caricatures. Almodovar should have made this movie and the protagonist should have been a transvestite serial killer- much more fun...

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Funny and sad at the same time, this movie is about a writer/teacher who is excruciatingly disappointing to everyone in his life. You just don't know whether you want to laugh or cry half the time!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

A narcissistic and arrogant high school teacher is forced to re-evaluate his life choices when it seems like his book will finally be published.

Director: Heath Davis
Producer: Joanne Weatherstone
Screenwriter: Heath Davis
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2020
Runtime: 1h 42m

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