Australian Rules

Australian Rules (2002)

The rules are never black and white.

16-year-old Gary Black is an average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. Gary helps his local Australian Rules football team win the local championship by accident, but celebrations turn to violence when Gary's Aboriginal best friend, Dumby Red is denied the "Best and Fairest" medal because of the racism of local officials.

Date of release
2002-08-29
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Director
Paul Goldman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$567.3K
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 7. Including: AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Australian Rules is a 2002 Australian sports drama film directed by Paul Goldman and starring Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Tom Budge, Brian Torry and Lisa Flanagan. It was adapted from the novels Deadly, Unna? (1998) and Nukkin Ya by Phillip Gwynne. The film is about a young man experiencing the hardships of growing up in rural South Australia. In particular, it deals with the issue of racial relationships through the central characters, their involvement in local football, and Aboriginal players. It was launched at the Adelaide Festival of Arts on 5 March 2002, and nationwide on 29 August 2002.

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