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.