Australian Rules

Name: Australian Rules
Released: 2002
Rating: 5.8

2002 · Movie

95 min English

19 votes

Drama

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"…

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Streaming in other countries

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NZ New Zealand

· 12,550 km

AU Australia

· 15,184 km

Cast, directors & writers

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

Harrison Gilbertson

Greggy

Martin Vaughan

Darcy

Tony Briggs

Pretty

Eileen Darley

Shirl

Max Fairchild

Big Mac

Kelton Pell

Tommy Red

Reece Horner

Mark Arks

Michael Habib

Tom McGuane

Paul Eadon

Thumper

Jonathan Tabaka

Dazza

Paul Goldman

Director · Writer

Phillip Gwynne

Writer

Keywords

based on novel or book abusive father south australia australian aboriginal australian rules football 2000s rural life

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