- Country: Australia
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Release: 1998-08-13
- Director: Ana Kokkinos
- Writers: Andrew Bovell , Ana Kokkinos , Mira Robertson , Christos Tsiolkas
- Language: English | Greek
- Stars: Alex Dimitriades , Elena Mandalis , Damien Fotiou , Alex Papps , Andrea Mandalis , Dora Kaskanis , Tony Nikolakopoulos , Chris Kaglaros , Ourania Sideropoulos , Eugenia Fragos
- Runtime: 104 min
- Awards: 9 wins & 15 nominations
- AKA: De plein fouet (France, French Republic) , Kata metopo (Greece) , Doğrudan (Turkey) , ヘッド・オン! (Japan) , Head On , De cabeza (Spain) , De frente al vacío (Mexico) , Fejest ugorva (Hungary) , Головой о стену (Russian Federation) , Head On (United States of America) , Kopfüber (Germany) , Head On (United Kingdom) , Head On (Australia)
- Plot:
Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having entombed themselves in insular tradition. Ari is obsessed with gay sex, although he does make an unenthusiastic attempt to satisfy the sister of one of his best friends. While all of this is going on, he’s facing problems with his traditional Greek parents, who have no clue about his sexual activities.
- IMDB:tt0138487
Head On Cast · · · ALL
Ana Kokkinos
Director
Alex Dimitriades
Ari
Paul Capsis
Johnny
Julian Garner
Sean
Elena Mandalis
Betty
Tony Nikolakopoulos
Dimitri
Damien Fotiou
Joe
Eugenia Fragos
Sophia
Dora Kaskanis
Dina
Alex Papps
Peter
Vassili Zappa
Vassili
Andrea Mandalis
Alex
Chris Kaglaros
Groom
Ourania Sideropoulos
Bride
Anthony Lyritzis
Boy in Car
Ana Gonzalez
Woman Sleeping
Maya Stange
Janet
Aimee Robertson
Nose Ring Girl
Nathan Farinella
Young Ari
Paul Farinella
Young Peter
María Mercedes
Tasia