Mad Bastards (2010)
TJ is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13‐year‐old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother’s house, TJ sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son. Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop in the outback town of Five Rivers, he wants to change things for the men in his community. Cutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fueled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition of storytelling inherent in Indigenous life. Using music from legendary Broome musicians the Pigram Brothers, writer/director Brendan Fletcher poetically fuses the harsh realities of violence, healing, and family.
Director:
Brendan Fletcher
Writer:
Brendan Fletcher
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Dean Daley-Jones as TJ |
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Lucas Yeeda as Bullet |
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Greg Tait as Texas |
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Ngaire Pigram as Nella |
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Douglas Macale as Uncle Black |
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Kelton Pell as Mad Dog |
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John Watson as Bush Camp Elder |
| Directing | Brendan Fletcher | Director |
| Camera | Allan Collins | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Brendan Fletcher | Screenplay |
| Camera | Adrien Seffrin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Steve Arnold | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Drew English | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Bryn Whitie | Focus Puller |
