Australian Rules

Aug 29, 2002

1h 35m

★ 5.8

The rules are never black and white.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Adelaide Festival of Arts

Australian Film Finance Corporation

SBS Independent

Showtime Australia

South Australian Film Corporation

Tidy Town Pictures

Australian Rules Trailers

Cast

Gary 'Blacky' Black

Nathan Phillips

Dumby Red

Luke Carroll

Clarence

Lisa Flanagan

Pickles

Tom Budge

Bob Black

Simon Westaway

Liz Black

Celia Ireland

Arks

Kevin Harrington

Greggy

Harrison Gilbertson

Darcy

Martin Vaughan

Pretty

Tony Briggs

Shirl

Eileen Darley

Big Mac

Max Fairchild

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