The Slap
Based on Christos Tsiolkas' best-selling novel, The Slap chronicles the devastating impact of a single incident on a family and their friends. At a garden party in Australia&mdashamongst alcohol, friends, and cricket-playing children&mdasha man slaps a boy who is not his son. The boy's parents are so outraged that they take the man to court. Relatives are forced to testify against each other. Couples are caught in the crossfire. Beliefs are tested, and relationships are pushed to the breaking point. The story is told through the eyes of eight different characters, and as the trial progresses, affairs begin and end, the future of an unborn child is decided, and marriages change and merge, the slap has a profound impact on the lives of all involved.
Spoken languages: English
Subtitles: Danish,Swedish,Finnish
