Mad Bastards | Transmission Films

Mad Bastards is this year's Samson & Delilah; it bravely explores a host of hot-button issues with a deft blending of humour, sensitivity and often brutal frankness.
Jin Schrembi – The Age

The Australian film renaissance continues in style.
Rod Yates – Empire Magazine Australia

Mad Bastards is simply Australia's most impressive film since Animal Kingdom.
Thomas Caldwell – Cinema Autopsy

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TJ is a hard-edged Aboriginal man who's sick of scraping out an existence in the city. He travels to the tiny frontier town of Five Rivers in search of his son. Upon his arrival TJ is confronted by the equally tough local cop Texas... and so begins a story about hard men battling to do the right thing by their family.

Cast: Dean Daley-Jones; Greg Tait; Lucas Yeeda; Ngaire Pigram; John Watson; Douglas Macale
Filmmakers: Director: Brendan Fletcher; Writer: Brendan Fletcher; Producer: Brendan Fletcher
Accolades: “GRIPPING... TOUCHING... HAUNTING... BEAUTIFUL”; Adelaide Advertiser
Genre: Australian; Drama

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