MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE

FRI 10 FEB // CINEMA

Channing Tatum smashes out a million stomach crunches and squeezes into his G-string for one last outing of everyone’s favourite exotic dancer. Salma Hayek jumps into the well-oiled action as a wealthy socialite, alongside Caitlin Gerard (The Social Network, The Last Ship), Ayub Khan Din (Sammy And Rosie Get Laid, East Is East) and Gavin Spokes (House Of The Dragon, The Ipcress File).

Mike Lane takes to the stage again, after a bad business deal leaves him broke. Hoping for one last hurrah, he gets an offer he can’t refuse. But is there an agenda behind the scenes? With everything on the line, he finds himself trying to whip a new roster of talent into shape.

Set in the summer of 1999, Of An Age sees a 17-year-old amateur dancer’s life suddenly flooded with confusion and passion as he develops an overwhelming crush on the brother of his ballroom partner. Written and directed by Goran Stolevski (You Won’t Be Alone), this spellbinding drama stars Elias Anton (Sunflower, Neighbours), Thom Green (Dance Academy, Home and Away) and Hattie Hook (Savage River, Ten Pound Poms).

This establishes Stolevski’s reputation as one of Australia’s hottest new directors. A frenetic story of repression and overwhelming desire, it gracefully manages to avoid tired tropes or crass humour, offering instead a beautifully-composed coming of age romance to soften the sternest of hearts. Seek it out.

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