I believe that this film captures the reality that most people living in the Cabramatta/Fairfield area face every day. The stigma attached to living in these suburbs is hard for most to overcome.
As a school teacher that has worked in these suburbs I have personally experienced first hand the depressing mood that teenagers have. It is extremely difficult to motivate people to concentrate on schoolwork when they have huge problems at home. Many are abused, have family or friends with drug problems, or see no way out but too turn to crime in order to be able to feed themselves. Having said this, the overwhelming majority of residents of Fairfield and Cabramatta are just trying to make a good life.
As a school teacher that has worked in these suburbs I have personally experienced first hand the depressing mood that teenagers have. It is extremely difficult to motivate people to concentrate on schoolwork when they have huge problems at home. Many are abused, have family or friends with drug problems, or see no way out but too turn to crime in order to be able to feed themselves. Having said this, the overwhelming majority of residents of Fairfield and Cabramatta are just trying to make a good life.
