The Mule

"It's what's inside that counts."

Nov 21 2014 N/A 1h 43m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

In 1983, a naive man is detained by Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. After being apprehended, ‘The Mule’ makes a desperate choice... to defy his bodily functions and withhold the evidence – literally.

Plot

After an all-expenses-paid trip to exotic early-1980s Thailand, the TV repairman and gullible first-time drug mule, Ray Jenkins, finds himself in police custody at Melbourne Airport, with his stomach crammed with twenty sachets filled with heroin. Locked in a hotel room under Detective Paris and Detective Croft's around-the-clock supervision, Ray has to endure seven gut-wrenching, sphincter-clenching days to convince the authorities of his innocence. Now, an agonising battle of wills commences, as Ray struggles not to crack. Will nature take its course?

Written by

Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Jaime Browne

Directed by

Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson

Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

4Cows, Nervous Tick, Cherub Films, Screen Australia

Languages

Magyar, English

Awards

4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
6,986
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA