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Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

Sometimes to fit in you need to stand out
Mar 20, 2008 1h 43m
5.8
25 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Companies Tama Production, 120dB Films, Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Finance Corporation, South Australian Film Corporation
Countries Australia
Keywords private school, woman director, jewish australian
Danielle Catanzariti

Danielle Catanzariti

Esther Blueburger
Christian Byers

Christian Byers

Jacob Blueburger
Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Grace Blueburger
Russell Dykstra

Russell Dykstra

Osmond Blueburger
Yen Yen Stender

Yen Yen Stender

Ribbon 2 / Lissy
Talia Monaghan

Talia Monaghan

Ribbon 1 / Missy
Laura Kettle

Laura Kettle

Ribbon 3 / Demi
Lucy Carey

Lucy Carey

Ribbon 4 / Sienna
Tisha Adey

Tisha Adey

Ribbon 5 / Prudence
Leticia Monaghan

Leticia Monaghan

Prefect / Cynthia
Russell Dykstra

Russell Dykstra

Music Teacher
Vanessa Downing

Vanessa Downing

Music Teacher
Poh Ling Yeow

Poh Ling Yeow

Sales Assistant
Esme Proudman

Esme Proudman

Mrs. Silverman
Tony Mack

Tony Mack

Science Teacher
Mark Gaweda

Mark Gaweda

Psychiatrist
Lyn Pike

Lyn Pike

Sunii's Grandmother
Joey Kennedy

Joey Kennedy

Policewoman
Patrick Frost

Patrick Frost

Sunni's Grandfather