Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

"Sometimes to fit in you need to stand out"

Mar 20 2008 PG-13 1h 43m
Comedy, Drama

This film is a smart, rueful and dead-on portrait of life's unending quest to fit in; and the girl who solves it by completely breaking out - introduces a feisty outsider hero unlike any other seen on screen. Esther Blueburger's quest begins when she escapes from her Bat Mitzvah party and is befriended by Sunni.., the effortlessly cool girl who is everything Esther thinks she wants to be. With the help of Sunni, Esther goes away from her ordinary life and leaves behind her malfunctioning Jewish family to hang out with Sunni's far breezier and super-hip single mom Mary and attend Sunni's forbidden public school as a Swedish exchange student.

Plot

This film is a smart, rueful and dead-on portrait of life's unending quest to fit in; and the girl who solves it by completely breaking out - introduces a feisty outsider hero unlike any other seen on screen. Esther Blueburger's quest begins when she escapes from her Bat Mitzvah party and is befriended by Sunni.., the effortlessly cool girl who is everything Esther thinks she wants to be. With the help of Sunni, Esther goes away from her ordinary life and leaves behind her malfunctioning Jewish family to hang out with Sunni's far breezier and super-hip single mom Mary and attend Sunni's forbidden public school as a Swedish exchange student.

Written by

Cathy Randall

Directed by

Cathy Randall

Cast

Danielle Catanzariti, Cassandra Jinman, Talia Monaghan

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Australian Film Commission, South Australian Film Corporation, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Tama Production, 120dB Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,526
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA