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Metal Skin is a 1994 Australian film written and directed by Geoffrey Wright. Set among four adolescents in and around the blue-collar Melbourne suburb of Altona, it combines a coming-of-age drama with car culture and street racing; it was selected for the 1994 Venice Film Festival and won 1995 Australian Film Institute Awards for production design and sound.
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What is Metal Skin about?
Metal Skin is a 1994 Australian coming-of-age road movie about four adolescents in and around Altona, a blue-collar suburb of Melbourne. It combines teenage conflict with car culture and street racing.
Who directed Metal Skin?
Geoffrey Wright wrote and directed Metal Skin. The film was selected for the 1994 Venice Film Festival, giving its Australian street-racing drama an international festival profile.
Where is Metal Skin set?
The story is set in and around Altona in Melbourne, Australia. Its industrial, working-class setting is closely tied to the film's car culture and the characters' teenage lives.
Is Metal Skin a racing film or a coming-of-age drama?
It is both, using street racing and car culture as part of a coming-of-age story. The focus is on four adolescents, so the races support the character drama rather than replacing it with a professional motorsport plot.
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