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Adam

8.0(1)197638m2

Adam is a factory worker. He falls in love with Chris, a slightly older man. Instead of strengthening his own identity, Adam is unable to cope with his sexuality and suffers a nervous breakdown. One of the first representations of gay men in Australian cinema and an iconic piece of LGBTIQA+ film history.

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Status
Released
Budget
$5K
Box office
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Language
English
  • australia
  • 1970s
  • surreal
  • love
  • black and white
  • lgbt
  • mystical
  • interpersonal relationships
  • emotion
  • avant garde
  • sydney
  • admiring

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Director

Paul Bugden

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • Premiere15 Oct 1976

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Adam was released on 15 October 1976.

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    Chernyat

    9/20/2025

    8/10

    Upon this day of writing (Friday 8th August, 2025), I and my research companion were gratefully able to watch a series of short films from the 70s centering on the lives of queer people. Adam would be a title within this requested collection. This first and seemingly only directorial attempt by Paul Bugden explores the life of the titular Adam as played sympathetically by the unknown Wayne van Heekeren. Through Ad…

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