Fucking Adelaide

Fucking Adelaide

F*!#ing life, f*!#ing expectations, f*!#ing home, f*!#ing family, f*!#ing Adelaide!

2017 · 96 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Comedy

A comedy drama told from six different perspectives of a family who reunite in Adelaide when Mum plans to sell the family home. Any sense of togetherness quickly crumbles to reveal how fucked and glorious it is to be home.

Directed by Sophie Hyde · Written by Matt Vesely

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