Down Under (2016 film)
Down Under | |
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Directed by | Abe Forsythe |
Produced by | Jodi Matterson |
Written by | Abe Forsythe |
Starring |
Damon Herriman Lincoln Younes Alexander England |
Release dates | 11 August 2016 |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Down Under is an Australian black comedy drama film set in the aftermath of the 2005 Cronulla riots. It follows the story of two carloads of vengeful, testosterone-charged young hotheads from both sides of the fight, who are destined to collide.[1] It is written and directed by Abe Forsythe [2]
Southern Cross-tattooed Jason (Damon Herriman) is rounding up the troops in the Shire. He recruits Shit-Stick (Alexander England), who works in a DVD store, who has been very unsuccessfully teaching out-of-town cousin Evan (Chris Bunton) to drive, and Ned Kelly obsessive Ditch (Justin Rosniak), whose head is swathed in bandages because of a new tattoo. Shit-Stick's dad, Graham (Marshall Napier), gives him an old rifle brought back from World War I and a left-over grenade, hoping his son will finally make the family proud. Across town at Lakemba, Nick (Rahel Romahn) drags Hassim (Lincoln Younes) away from his studies to join a car heading for the Shire along with devout Muslim Ibrahim (Michael Denkha) and freewheeling rapper D-Mac (Fayssal Bazzi) to join the raid.[3]
Cast
- Damon Herriman as Jason
- Lincoln Younes as Hassim
- Alexander England as Shit-Stick
- David Field as Vic
- Mashall Napier as Graham
- Rahel Romahn as Nick
- Michael Denkha as Ibrahim
- Chris Bunton as Evan
- Fayssal Bazzi as D-Mac
- Justin Rosniak as Ditch
- Harriet Dyer as Stacey
- Josh McConville as Gav
- Dylan Young as Az
- Christiaan Van Vuuren as Doof
- Anthony Taufa as Taufa
- Robert Rabiah as Amir
References
- ↑ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/the-first-four-minutes-of-down-under-is-a-confronting-look-back-at-one-of-australias-darkest-days/news-story/32ab686a8c8a03121dee558cf2741d43
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jun/16/down-under-review-gutsy-black-comedy-about-cronulla-riots-tackles-racism-head-on
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/why-down-under-is-a-mustsee-comedy-about-the-cronulla-riots-20160616-gpk6zp.html
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