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Australia Day
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On Australia's most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia.
On Australia's most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia.
Actors:
Daniel Webber,
Ngoc Phan,
Aimee Duroux,
Kee Chan,
Shaun Barry,
Rachel Forsyth,
John Brumpton,
Simon Elrahi,
Sean Keenan,
Kiara Freeman,
Chris Haywood,
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Daniel Webber
Ngoc Phan
Aimee Duroux
Kee Chan
Shaun Barry
Rachel Forsyth
John Brumpton
Simon Elrahi
Sean Keenan
18 January 1993, Australia
Kiara Freeman
Chris Haywood
24 July 1948, Billericay, Essex, England, UK
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Kriv Stenders
Kriv Stenders
Country:
Australia
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September 20, 2017
[Bryan] Brown uses his capacity for stillness with great effect, to suggest weight in his character.
September 10, 2017
A big, broiling stew of complex thought, Australia Day is a provocative, intelligent film that dares to pick, probe and ask a lot of burning questions.
September 22, 2017
Australia Day is a few cans short of a barbecue.
June 20, 2017
There's little that's subtle about that combination of elements, nor about director Kriv Stenders and writer Stephen M. Irwin's exploration of the attitudes that both bind and divide contemporary Australia.
September 22, 2017
Australia Day is a gruelling journey through the streets of Brisbane and subterranean national prejudices, but it does have a lot of heart and features some excellent performances.
October 23, 2017
This is a busy film... perhaps too much so. I like things "thick and fast" but with so many storylines, there's not a lot of time to question the actions of these characters.
September 22, 2017
The darker side of human nature and of the Australian character get a searing going over in this outstanding, topical, compelling drama designed to make you feel and think deeper about the underside of Australian life. Superbly directed by Kriv Stenders.
September 22, 2017
Run Lola Run meets Gran Torino; breathtakingly fast-moving, a very well-made thriller.
September 20, 2017
Initially, the story is carried along by the momentum of its characters. But when they run out of steam, so does the screenplay.
June 14, 2017
"Australia Day" is stuck in an interconnecting formula that propagates stereotypes, and wedges gaps between racial tribes that no closing montage can correct.
July 04, 2017
It holds a mirror up to contemporary Australian society and offers those unfamiliar with its tensions a relatively factual dramatic experience.
August 29, 2017
A series of predictable story arcs, rudimentary characters and simplistic viewpoints on racism continuously weaken the good intentions behind the creation of Australia Day.
