Directed by: Raymond Quint

Written by: Sue Smith

Produced by: Scott Meek, Brett Popplewell, Raymond Quint

 

"It was the fight that stopped the nation - the 1998 battle for Australia's waterfront." (ABC TV Guide)

 

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Synopsis (from ABC)

 

It was the fight that stopped the nation - the 1998 battle for Australia's waterfront. More than just a dispute over reform, it became a war for the hearts and minds of Australians. Political thriller, war epic, buddy movie, love story and courtroom drama rolled into one, BASTARD BOYS is the riveting story of the people behind one of the greatest conflicts in Australia's industrial history.

(from Wikipedia:)

This story is told from 4 different points of view: Greg's War from the point of view of union leader Greg Combet (Daniel Frederiksen), Josh's War from the point of view of lawyer Josh Bornstein (Justin Smith), Sean's War form the point of view of dock worker Sean McSwain (Anthony Hayes) and Chris' War from the point of view of Patrick Stevedores

 

 

Specs

 

Genre .......................................... Political drama

Distribution Company ............ ABC TV Asia Pacific

Duration ..................................... 225m (2 parts)

Format ....................................... 16:9 (Widescreen, TV); Color; HD

Film location ............................. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Rating ......................................... Australia: M

Subtitles ...................................... close captioned

Release Date ............................. 13 and 14 May 2007 (Australia)

 

 

Cast (for a full list see IMDB)

 

Colin Friels .................. John Coombs

Geoff Morrell .............. Chris Corrigan

Jack Thompson .......... Tony Tully

Daniel Frederiksen ... Greg Combet

Anthony Hayes .......... Sean McSwain

Justin Smith ................. Josh Bornstein

Rhys Muldoon ............. Julian Burnside, QC

Daniel Wyllie .............. Brendan Tully

Justine Clarke ............. Janine McSwain

Lucy Bell ..................... Petra Hilsen

Caroline Craig ........... Tali Bernard

Christopher Stollery .. Paul White

Robert Grubb ............ Roger Gyles

 

 

Crew (for a full list see IMDB)

 

Director of Photography ....... Louis Irving

Sound Effects ............................ Dave Seaborn

 

 

Production-notes

 

- Production began on July 17, 2006.

- It was scheduled to shoot for 9 weeks.

- Locations were Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.

 

 

More info

 

Review by Roryo-2 (May 19, 2007) on IMDB

Article on News.com.au (May 9, 2007)

Article on Maritime Workers Journal

Review from Sydney Morning Herald Online

Review 2 from Sydney Morning Herald Online

Review 3 from Sydney Morning Herald Online

Review from Green Left Online

Review from TV Tonight

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