2:37
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| Directed by | Murali K. Thalluri |
| Produced by |
Kent Smith Murali K. Thalluri Nick Matthews |
| Written by | Murali K. Thalluri |
| Starring |
Teresa Palmer Joel Mackenzie Frank Sweet Charles Baird Sam Harris Marni Spillane Clementine Mellor |
| Music by | Mark Tschanz |
| Cinematography | Nick Matthews |
| Edited by | Dale Roberts Murali K. Thalluri Nick Matthews |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Entertainment |
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95 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1,000,000 |
| Box office | A $447,290 (Australia) |
2:37 is a 2006 Australian drama film, written, produced, and directed by filmmaker Murali K. Thalluri and starring an ensemble cast including Teresa Palmer, Joel Mackenzie, Frank Sweet, Charles Baird, Sam Harris, Marni Spillane and Clementine Mellor. 2:37 was filmed in Adelaide, Australia on location at St. Ignatius' College.
2:37 had its world premiere at Cannes and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in Australia on 17 August 2006.
A contemporary, ensemble drama telling the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven. All six students have their own personal problems and goals.
The story takes place during a normal school day. At precisely 2:37 a tragic suicide will occur, affecting the lives of a group of students and their teachers. As the story unfolds, the individual stories of the six teenagers are revealed, each with their own personal significance. This eventually leads up to one of the characters taking their own life. An unwanted pregnancy unravels a terrible, dark secret; all is not as it appears for the seemingly confident school football hero; an outcast must deal with everyday taunts from his peers; a beautiful young girl battles an eating disorder; a stellar student constantly struggles to win his parents' approval while another uses drugs to escape from his own demons.
The director says he was inspired to make the film by a suicide of a friend and his own suicide attempt.
The film has encountered early commercial success, generating more than three times its production costs in distribution sales. Another early victory for the film was a 17-minute standing ovation at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
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