Australian filmmaker
John Duigan followed up his captivating
The Year My Voice Broke with Flirting.
Noah Taylor repeats his "Danny" characterization from the earlier film, while
Thandie Newton plays a Ugandan exchange student who attends an Australian girls boarding school. Billeted at a nearby boy's school, Danny finds himself falling in love with Newton, though he is frequently at a loss as to how to express himself. Flirting is the second in a proposed trilogy of
John Duigan-directed films revolving around Danny's "awkward" years. Featured in the cast as one of Newton's schoolmates is
Nicole Kidman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide