Australian Rules

– Friends Gary Black (Nathan Phillips) and Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) are on the same soccer team in the..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Australian Rules (2002)

Friends Gary Black (Nathan Phillips) and Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) are on the same soccer team in their coastal Australian town. But to local racists, they're a world apart: Gary is white and Dumby is an Aborigine. This becomes an issue when one of the team's Aboriginal players becomes involved in a crime. In response, Dumby is demoted even though he's the star player, and Gary is given his place. Will Gary have the courage to speak out before tragedy results?

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Release Date:

29 Aug 2002

Language:

English

Director:

Paul Goldman

Writer:

Paul Goldman (screenplay), Phillip Gwynne (novel), Phillip Gwynne (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan, Tom Budge

Plot:

In Prospect Bay, a remote outpost on the South Australian coast, two communities, the Goonyas and the Nungas, come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. But the underlying racism and class warfare threatens to make the team's greatest victories irrelevant. This holds particularly true for Blacky, a white teen who is more interested in books than sport, and his best friend, Dumby, the Aboriginal star of the team.

Awards:

7 wins & 17 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10