The Combination (2009)

Directed by

David Field

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Western Sydney, tensions flare between Lebanese Australian and Anglo Australian communities. The story follows people caught in the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, showing how prejudice and violence affect their lives.

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What happens

The Combination is a 2009 Australian drama film, directed by David Field and written by George Basha. The film covers the relations between Lebanese Australians and Anglo Australians in parts of Western Sydney. Parts of the film focus on the 2005 Cronulla riots in Australia between Lebanese Australians and Anglo Australians. Basha and Field met and began working on the screenplay in 2001. Principal photography began in 2008, taking place in and around the Sydney suburbs of Guildford and Parramatta. The film was released on 26 February 2009. It received generally positive reviews from critics. It also caused some controversy after two violent incidents caused the film to be temporarily withdrawn from some cinemas. A sequel, The Combination: Redemption, was released on 7 February 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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