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Cedar Boys

  • 20092009
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
567
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
74,491
8,526
Cedar Boys (2009)
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Play trailer1:53
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CrimeDrama
A journey into the lives of young Middle Eastern men from Sydney's outer west with dreams and desires to better themselves and fit inA journey into the lives of young Middle Eastern men from Sydney's outer west with dreams and desires to better themselves and fit inA journey into the lives of young Middle Eastern men from Sydney's outer west with dreams and desires to better themselves and fit in
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
567
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
74,491
8,526
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Serhat Caradee
    • Writer
      • Serhat Caradee(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Martin Henderson
      • Rachael Taylor
      • Bren Foster
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Serhat Caradee
    • Writer
      • Serhat Caradee(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Martin Henderson
      • Rachael Taylor
      • Bren Foster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Cedar Boys
    Trailer 1:53
    Cedar Boys

    Photos29

    Rachael Taylor in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Rachael Taylor in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Rachael Taylor in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Les Chantery and Waddah Sari in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Les Chantery, Waddah Sari, Ian Roberts, and Eddie Idik in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Les Chantery and Taffy Hany in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Les Chantery and Helen Chebatte in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Daniel Amalm and Jake Wall in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Daniel Amalm in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Les Chantery, Waddah Sari, and Buddy Dannoun in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Rachael Taylor in Cedar Boys (2009)
    Martin Henderson and Dan Mor in Cedar Boys (2009)

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    Martin Henderson
    Martin Henderson
    • Mathew
    Rachael Taylor
    Rachael Taylor
    • Amie
    Bren Foster
    Bren Foster
    • Jamal Ayoub
    Ian Roberts
    Ian Roberts
    • Bell Room Door Man
    Fayssal Bazzi
    Fayssal Bazzi
    • Assad
    Daniel Amalm
    Daniel Amalm
    • Cassar
    Dan Mor
    Dan Mor
    • Danny
    Les Chantery
    Les Chantery
    • Tarek Ayoub
    Sean Lynch
    Sean Lynch
    • Luke
    Sara Bailey
    Sara Bailey
    • Clubber
    Eli King
    • Walid
    Drew Pearson
    • Camera News Man
    Matuse
    Matuse
    • Hamdi
    Serhat Caradee
    Serhat Caradee
    • Zac
    Vico Thai
    Vico Thai
    • Police Officer
    Erica Lovell
    Erica Lovell
    • Brigid
    Rebecca Barratt
    Rebecca Barratt
    • News Reader
    Rebecca Ratcliff
    • Bec
    • Director
      • Serhat Caradee
    • Writer
      • Serhat Caradee(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      Serhat Caradee made Cedar Boys in 26 days over 38 locations, which is a record for an Australian film.

    User reviews5

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Above average Australian crime film
    I am an Australian and in our country, we are pretty suspicious of our own crime and genre films. There is always something not quite right. they either imitate American cinema, have our local dialogue painfully wrong or just get details totally off the mark. they can also have mediocre production values or poor style and direction. Chopper is perhaps the best Australian film of the Genre. It got the detail right and could be taken seriously. Lately, our TV has been dominated with Australian "true crime" stories such as the Underbelly series. people love the salacious content and real life figures (often dead in real-life from gang-land murders) being depicted on screen. Unfortunately Its pretty crap made for TV entertainment.

    The Cedar Boys is a low budget film entry into the genre. I was skeptical going in but its honestly quite a nice little gem.

    The film revolves around a few guys in the Lebanese community who deal drugs. One naive guy in the group, motivated by impressing a girl with cocaine and raising cash for his Brothers court appeal, finds a way of getting a cheap stash of drugs. This requires stealing them from another dealer, who isn't home and that is pretty much the set up.

    What I liked about the film was it kept things pretty low-key. it didn't go over the top with stereotypes, ramp up any unnecessary drama or action. Its an efficient and mostly tight genre piece that becomes more satisfying and engrossing as it goes along. The protagonist is perfectly alright in the role of the mostly good natured guy going bad but his two collaborators (one cocky the other understated) are really excellent. There are bits and pieces that don't work, shots that are not perfect but the shooting schedule was 26 days and that is a record for an Australian feature film. I think the briskness of the shoot mostly worked in its favor, giving a pretty fresh and organic feel.

    What works is the low-budget. The locations are real and the shooting is mostly an effective doco style approach. I didn't like the constant green tones in the colour scheme though. it is a look used in too many films.

    As I said the story unfolds and becomes more interesting as things sharpen up to a totally satisfying climax. I enjoyed this film because of being surprised at how well made it was. reading the synopsis, I was expecting a cringe-fest and wasn't going to check it out at all. I switched over to the station it was playing on and it ended up being a worthy experience.

    Us Australians love to get the knives out, tearing apart Aussie films and often for good reason but I can honestly say this is worth watching. The secret to these films being successful is often a low budget and being forced to do most of it for real, avoiding clichés and often getting inexperienced actors that already inhabit a look and feel you want. It can bring authenticity which the genre otherwise lacks.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2009 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кедровые парни
    • Filming locations
      • 1st Choice Smash Repairs, St Marys, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Bonafide Pictures
      • Screen Australia
      • Screen NSW
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • A$1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $171,397
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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