The Emu War (2023)
Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, THE EMU WAR follows a rag tag platoon of soldiers who are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia's deadliest flightless beasts. Haunted by the kidnapping of his son at the hands of the Emus, Major Meredith leads the platoon behind enemy lines in order to kill the emus Leader the Queen Emu.
Directors: Jay Morrissey, Lisa Fineberg, John Campbell.
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Damian Callinan as Major Meredith |
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Lisa Fineberg as Mary-Sue Meredith |
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Aaron Gocs as Jackie |
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Dane Simpson as Archie |
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Ben Russell as Emu Boy/Graham |
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Lena Moon as Gertrude |
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Jonathan Schuster as Alan |
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Cameron James as Harold Holt |
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Ethan Marrell as Colonel |
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Luke McGregor as Terrified Soldier |
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Amy Moule as Queen Emu |
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Naomi Higgins as Wendy |
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Bailey Lackas as Soldier |
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Lachlan Macfarlane as Emu Guard (voice) |
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Aurora Morrissey as Young Mary-Sue |
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Adrienne Couper Smith as Beatrice |
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Jessirose Streker as Cyanide Soldier |
| Directing | Jay Morrissey | Director |
| Directing | Lisa Fineberg | Director |
| Directing | John Campbell | Director |
| Writing | Jonathan Schuster | Writer |
| Writing | Urvi Majumdar | Writer |
| Production | Lisa Fineberg | Producer |
| Writing | Dane Simpson | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tania De Ross | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jay Morrissey | Writer |
| Writing | Lisa Fineberg | Writer |
| Production | Jay Morrissey | Producer |
| Camera | David McKinnar | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jay Morrissey | Editor |
| Sound | Asher Pope | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | John Campbell | Writer |