The Merger

Aug 30, 2018

1h 43m

★ 5.8

If they can play they can stay

Overview

A country football coach who has a plan to rebuild the local football team by recruiting recently settled asylum seekers.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Crow Crow Productions

Screen Australia

The Merger Trailers

Cast

Troy Carrington

Damian Callinan

Angie Barlow

Kate Mulvany

Bull Barlow

John Howard

Neil Barlow

Rafferty Grierson

Sayyid

Fayssal Bazzi

Snapper

Josh McConville

Carpet Burn

Angus McLaren

Goober

Nick Cody

Fran Barlow

Penny Cook

Neville

Stephen Hunter

Navina

Zenia Starr

Morris Dancer / Medieval Performer / Goal Umpire

Michael Morley

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