Australian Rules

Aug 29 2002 N/A 1h 35m
Drama, Romance, Sport

Friends Gary Black (Nathan Phillips) and Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) are on the same football 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?

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.

Written by

Phillip Gwynne, Paul Goldman

Directed by

Paul Goldman

Cast

Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Adelaide Festival of Arts, Australian Film Finance Corporation, SBS Independent, Showtime Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, Tidy Town Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

7 wins & 17 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
880
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA