Bra Boys

Name: Bra Boys
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Released: April 11, 2008
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 55

2008

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Berkela Films | Release Date: April 11, 2008 | R

Summary: "Bra Boys" is a film about the cultural evolution of the inner-Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle of its youth--the tattooed, much-maligned surf community known as the Bra Boys. The story is narrated by Australian actor Russell Crowe and is told through the eyes of Bra Boys members. (Berkela Films)

Director: Macario De Souza and Sunny Abberton

Genre(s): Sport, Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Bob Baker

The contrast between grainy videos of street fights and gorgeous scenes of the same boys conquering enormous waves is simultaneously inspiring and sad. Imagine a world in which gang members looked forward to singing in the Sunday choir. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Rudimentarily made as documentaries go--and more than a touch self-glorifying at times--Bra Boys is nevertheless intriguing for its insider's perspective of an outsider culture steeped in tradition, male-bonding rituals, and intense localism. Read full review

Megan Lehmann

It's a piece of unabashed myth-making from first-time writer-director Sunny Abberton, himself a member of the infamous surf tribe from the working-class beachside suburb of Maroubra, in Sydney. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

This crude, rowdy movie is also unexpectedly touching in its embrace of surfing as an escape from the stigma of poverty and broken homes. Escape from Russell Crowe’s droning narration, however, is impossible. Read full review

Richard Kuipers

Opening with a bright history lesson about poor suburb Maroubra and its place in Sydney beach culture, the docu then fails to adequately answer any charges as members and sympathetic locals line up to praise the outfit for rescuing troubled youth. Read full review

Josh Rosenblatt

Bra Boys isn't really a documentary at all but a piece of PR propaganda designed to counteract years of bad press. Beautiful, soaring, exhilarating propaganda, no doubt, but propaganda nonetheless. Read full review

Kyle Smith

The film is narrated by Russell Crowe, whose star power is probably the only reason it's being released here. Read full review

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