Australian Rules (2002)

Director:

Paul Goldman

Writers:

Paul Goldman (screenplay)
Phillip Gwynne (novel)

Release Date:

29 August 2002 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Play by the rules. Live by the rules.

Plot:

In Prospect Bay, a remote outpost on the South Australian coast, two communities, the Goonyas (whites) and the Nungas (blacks)...

Plot Keywords:

Football | Friend | Racism | Pub | Grief

Awards:

7 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Nathan Phillips	...	Gary 'Blacky' Black
Luke Carroll	...	Dumby Red
Lisa Flanagan	...	Clarence
Tom Budge	...	Pickles
Simon Westaway	...	Bob Black
Celia Ireland	...	Liz Black
Kevin Harrington	...	Arks
Martin Vaughan	...	Darcy
Tony Briggs	...	Pretty
Brian Torry	...	Glenn Bright
Max Fairchild	...	Big Mac
Eileen Darley	...	Shirl
Paul Simpson	...	Bar Regular
Denis Noble	...	Bar Regular
Kelton Pell	...	Tommy Red

Also Known As:

Deadly Unna (Australia) (working title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Australia:M (re-rating on appeal) | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Adelaide Festival of Arts

Trivia:

Blacky's dad makes a comment about him "rooting a gin". 'Root' is an Australian slang term for sex. 'Gin' is a term, now considered offensive, for an Australian Aboriginal woman. Its origin is from djin, the Eora aboriginal word for woman. The word was adopted by European settlers.

Goofs:

Continuity: The shot of Dumby in the coffin show his body laid out below the edge of the coffin. However when Blacky kisses him goodbye, Dumby's head is above the level of the coffin edge.

Australian Rules

Australian Rules is probably one of the hardest movies I have ever watched. It was up there with Hotel Rowanda and Ragging Bull. This movie deals with the underlying racial issues in Austrlia, between the Aboriginals and the whites. It does a great job at making you the audience feel the tensions and injustices cause to the aboriginals by racism. It is extremely depressing, so make sure you are in a happy mood before you watch it. Even thought it is so depressing it is a must see if you are an Austrlian, I feel. I am an American but, currently living in Australia, watching this film will give you an understanding about the wrongs of racism no matter what country you live in.