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The Merger
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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

Cast

Damian Callinan

Troy Carrington

Damian Callinan

Kate Mulvany

Angie Barlow

Kate Mulvany

John Howard

Bull Barlow

John Howard

Rafferty Grierson

Neil Barlow

Rafferty Grierson

Fayssal Bazzi

Sayyid

Fayssal Bazzi

Josh McConville

Snapper

Josh McConville

Angus McLaren

Carpet Burn

Angus McLaren

Nick Cody

Goober

Nick Cody

Penny Cook

Fran Barlow

Penny Cook

Stephen Hunter

Neville

Stephen Hunter

Zenia Starr

Navina

Zenia Starr

Michael Morley

Morris Dancer / Medieval Performer / Goal Umpire

Michael Morley

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