Jasper Jones

This engrossing coming-of-age thriller was shot in the little leafy town of Pemberton in Western Australia. Teenager Charlie Bucktin, shy and bookish, is drawn into the chaotic world of Jasper Jones, a mixed-race Aboriginal outcast who comes to him for help.  The twists and turns include a dead body, race and class divisions, puppy love and the power of doing the right thing. The young actors, Levi Miller and Aaron McGrath, are convincing and Toni Colette turns in a gutsy, gritty performance as Charlie’s unhappy mother.  Hugo Weaving looms large as the town’s outsider. Set in the late 1960s in the fictional town of Corrigan, the film reminds us of how social mores were rapidly changing, even in remote places. It was adapted from Craig Silvey’s acclaimed young adult novel that’s been called the Australian “To Kill a Mockingbird.’’

Australia, 2017 (101 minutes)

4:30 PM

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Playing at: Vogue Theatre

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