Slam

Slam (2019)

Ricky is a young Arab Australian whose peaceful suburban life is turned on its head when his sister, Ameena, disappears without trace. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, she is soon suspected of having joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria. In a ‘post-facts’ world, Ricky no longer knows who to believe, his sense of what’s right or the 24 hour media cycle of spin.

Date of release
2019-10-17
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama
Director
Partho Sen-Gupta

Casting

Interesting facts

Slam is a 2018 Australian drama film written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta.

Production

Director Partho Sen-Gupta was inspired to write Slam after his partner, Alana Lentin, suggested that she join him at a slam poetry event in Western Sydney, during a break from filming his 2014 film Sunrise. At the time, Prime Minister Tony Abbott was voicing criticism about Muslim women and the hijab, and there was some hostility towards Muslims in the community. However, Sen-Gupta said that it was " not a social commentary film.

The film is an official Australian-French co-production with funding from Screen Australia, Screenwest, Screen NSW, the French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image, Creative Media Solutions and private funders. The main roles are played by Adam Bakri and Rachael Blake. It was an official selected project at the 2016 International Film Festival Rotterdam's CineMart and the 2016 Berlinale Co-production Market.

The film is set in modern-day Sydney, Australia, and was shot on location in its western suburbs.

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