---
title: 'Puberty Blues (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Beresford'
released: '1981-12-10'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/puberty-blues-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082956/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Puberty Blues (1981)

1981 · 87 min · Comedy, Drama · Australia


## Synopsis

Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey. The film stars Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja as teenagers in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney. It was both a commercial and critical success in Australia. It was followed by a TV series adaptation of the same name in 2012.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Les Gock](https://cinepixo.com/people/les-gock)
- **Producer:** [Joan Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-long)

## Cast

- [Jad Capelja](https://cinepixo.com/people/jad-capelja)
- [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)

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