''13th Summer'' is a 2023 Australian film that was filmed on the

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in late 2022, and directed by Tam Sainsbury. It was

Bec Hewitt Rebecca June Hewitt ( Cartwright; born 23 July 1983) is an Australian actress, television presenter and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an ep ...

's first onscreen acting role in almost 13 years. It received its Australian premiere on

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digital television channel,

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on 26 December 2023.

Cast

Hannah Levien Hannah Levien is an Australian actress and writer. Her first performance in a feature film was in the award-winning Australian revenge-thriller '' The Horseman'' playing teenage runaway Jesse Forteski. She is best known for roles as Callie in ' ...

as Vee Byrnes * Nathan Phillips as Ben Trainor * Ben Turland as Alex Hallsworth *

Jeremy Stanford Jeremy Stanford is an Australian actor and director, known for his role of Tick/Mitzi in the initial stage run of the musical ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert''. Career In 2001, Stanford played Matthew Gallagher in season 2 of children's series ...

as Patrick Robinson *

as Kate Robinson *

Georgie Parker Georgina Parker (born 16 December 1964) is an Australian television soap actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She is a double Gold Logie winner, best known for her acting roles in Australian soap operas; as Lucy Gardiner (later ...

as Constable Debbie Collins * James Patrick Reed as Murray * Ned Stanford as Supermarket Boy

References

External links

* 2023 films 2020s Australian films Films shot in Queensland {{2020s-Australia-film-stub