| Title |
Australian rules. |
| Published |
Australia: Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, 2019. |
| Physical description |
1 DVD-video (94 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| General note |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4004. |
| Originally produced in Australia and released as motion picture in 2002. |
| Based on the novel Deadly Unna? by Phillip Gwynne. |
| "The rules are never black and white" -- Cover. |
| Credits note |
Directed by Paul Goldman ; screenplay by Phillip Gwynne with Paul Goldman. |
| Performer note |
Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Lisa Flanagan, Simon Westaway. |
| Summary |
Australian rules is the story of 16 year old Gary Black, average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. Gary helps his 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. After this the town is ready to explode. |
| Subject |
Gwynne, Phillip, -- 1958-Film adaptations |
| Racism -- Australia -- South Australia -- Drama |
| Australian football -- Social aspects -- Drama |
| Aboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Sports -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Coming-of-age films |
| Sports films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Additional author |
Goldman, Paul director, screenwriter. |
| Phillips, Nathan, 1980- actor. |
| Carroll, Luke actor. |
| Flanagan, Lisa actor. |
| Westaway,Simon actor. |
| Gwynne, Phillip, 1958- |
| Added title |
Australian rules (Motion picture : 2002) |
