Australian Rules

1h 35min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Adelaide Festival of Arts

Australian Film Finance Corporation

SBS Independent

Showtime Australia

South Australian Film Corporation

Tidy Town Pictures

Release date

29th Aug 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English