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| Directed by | Paul Goldman |
| Written by | Phillip Gwynne (novel, screenplay) |
| Starring | Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan, Kevin Harrington |
| Music by | Mick Harvey |
| Cinematography | Mandy Walker |
| Editing by | Stephen Evans |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Country |  Australia |
| Language | English |
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Australian Rules, released in 2002 is a film directed by Paul Goldman starring Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Tom Budge Brian Torry and Lisa Flanagan. It was adapted from the novel Deadly, Unna by Phillip Gwynne. The film was launched at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The movie is about a young man experiencing the hardships of growing up in rural South Australia, in particular dealing with the issue of racial relationships through the central characters, their involvement in local Australian rules football, and aboriginal players.In an isolated South Australian fishing town, the only thing that connects two communities the whites and the blacks is football. Gary Black (Nathan Phillips) and Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) are an exception teenage best friends from different sides of the tracks. Dumby is the star of the football team and likely to become the next big Aboriginal star in the big leagues. Gary is the bookish son of a hard-drinking and brutal white fisherman, Bob Black (Simon Westaway). He is attracted to Dumbys beautiful sister, Clarence (Lisa Flanagan). When their team wins the premiership, Dumbys elation is short-lived. He is passed over for the Best-on-ground prize, setting off a chain of events that ends in tragedy.
Cast
- Nathan Phillips - Gary "Blacky" Black
- Simon Westaway - Bob Black
- Celia Ireland - Liz Black
- Nick Readman - Team-man
- Catherine Hughes - Sharon
- Hannah-Claire Koblar - Jenny
- Harrison Gilbertson - Greggy
- Kelton Pell - Tommy Red
- Luke Carroll - Dumby Red
- Franchesca Cubillo - Dumby's Mother
- Lisa Flanagan - Clarence
- Tom Budge - Pickles
- Paul Eadon - Thumper
- James Alberts - Carol Cockatoo
- Eileen Darley - Shirl
- Kevin Harrington - Mr. Robertson "Arks"
- Reece Horner - Mark Arks
- Martin Vaughan - Darcy
- Tony Briggs - Pretty
- Brian Torry - Glenn Bright
- Max Fairchild - Big Mac
- Adam Morgan - Field Umpire
- Gabby Gwynne - Scoreboard boy
Miscellaneous
- Line Producer - Barbara Gibbs
- Executive Producer - Bridget Ikin
- Executive Producer - Antonio Zeccola
- Producer - Mark Lazarus
- Original Music - Mick Harvey
- Cinematography - Mandy Walker
- Casting - Anousha Zarkesh
- Production Design - Steven Jones-Evans
Awards and nominations
- 2004 Nominated for six Australian Film Institute Awards
- 2004 ARIA Awards: awarded Best Original Soundtrack (composer: Mick Harvey) directed by Justin Rinulds
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