Australian Rules
6.7
“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.
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Cast
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Nathan Phillips
Gary 'Blacky' Black
Known for
Snakes on a Plane
These Final Hours
Luke Carroll
Dumby Red
Known for
The Artful Dodger
Needle
Lisa Flanagan
Clarence
Known for
Strangerland
The Code
Tom Budge
Pickles
Known for
Candy
The Artful Dodger
Simon Westaway
Bob Black
Known for
Komodo
Sahara
Celia Ireland
Liz Black
Known for
Wentworth
Rogue
Kevin Harrington
Arks
Known for
The Dish
Red Hill
Harrison Gilbertson
Greggy
Known for
The Peripheral
Upgrade
Martin Vaughan
Darcy
Known for
Salem's Lot
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Tony Briggs
Pretty
Known for
Cleverman
Force of Nature: The Dry 2
Eileen Darley
Shirl
Known for
Alexandra's Project
Max Fairchild
Big Mac
Known for
Mad Max 2
The Marsupials: The Howling III
Paul Goldman Director · Phillip Gwynne Screenplay Mick Harvey Composer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · United States release January 11, 2002 · Produced in Australia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Production
Adelaide Festival of Arts
Production
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Production
SBS Independent
Production
Showtime Australia
Production
South Australian Film Corporation
Production
Tidy Town Pictures
Production
Beyond Productions
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 11, 2002
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Australia · August 29, 2002
Theatrical
Australia
March 5, 2002 · Premiere · Adelaide Festival of Arts
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