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Writers:
Gordon Graham (play)
Stephen Sewell (writer)
Release Date:
7 May 1998 (Australia) more
Plot:
Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault... more | full synopsis
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10 wins & 16 nominations more
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Near-brilliant portrayal of Australia's low socio-economic class... more (20 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | David Wenham | ... | Brett Sprague |
 | Toni Collette | ... | Michelle |
 | Lynette Curran | ... | Sandra Sprague |
 | John Polson | ... | Glenn Sprague |
 | Anthony Hayes | ... | Stevie Sprague |
| Jeanette Cronin | ... | Jackie |
 | Anna Lise Phillips | ... | Nola (as Anna Lise) |
| Pete Smith | ... | George (Abo) |
| Sal Sharah | ... | Nick |
| Lawrence Woodward | ... | Jailer |
| Peter Hehir | ... | Graham Newman |
| Andrew Heys | ... | Sparrow |
 | Teo Gebert | ... | Policeman |
| Anthony Kierann | ... | Policeman |
 | Stephen Leeder | ... | Commissioner |
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Rated R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use.
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86 min
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Continuity: Around 30 minutes in, Stevie pulls a cigarette from a packet and sticks it in his mouth twice within a matter of seconds. more
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References Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) more
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Impacting drama is well played by the principle cast (Polson won an AFI Award) in a film that examines Sydney's forgotten "working" class, where the men (brothers Wenham, Polson and Hayes) cling onto their historical role of dominance over the women in compensation for their multitudes of other inadequacies.
Thus, they are trapped in their own home: outside those four walls, the three brothers are powerless against
the middle- and upper-classes, who rely on knowledge and wealth for their influence. There are strong performances all-round in this highly sensitive film which won praise from all quarters - including (perhaps
surprisingly) the very class of people who were portrayed in the film. If you liked it, see also: ERSKINEVILLE KINGS (1999), HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND (2001) and CUNNAMULLA (2001). Rating: 7/10