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Mad Bastards (2011)

Mad Bastards poster
Directed by
Brendan Fletcher
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the remote Kimberley region of Australia, a troubled man confronts his past while trying to reconnect with his son. The story draws from the real experiences of local Aboriginal people.

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What happens

Mad Bastards is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Brendan Fletcher. Set in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the film uses mainly local Aboriginal people in the cast, and draws on their stories for the plotline. It is Fletcher's debut film and it premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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