Romper Stomper (2018)
- Directed by
- Daina Reid, James Napier Robertson, Geoffrey Wright
- Genre
- political thriller, drama television series
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This series follows a new generation of far-left activists clashing with a far-right anti-Islamic group in Melbourne. It picks up 25 years after the original film, focusing on the escalating conflict between these opposing political movements.
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What happens
Romper Stomper is an Australian television drama series that was released on video streaming service Stan on 1 January 2018. It is created as a sequel to the 1992 film of the same title and is set 25 years after the events in the film. The six-part series follows a new generation of fictional far-left activists and their far-right counterparts, with the story focusing on a fictional far-right anti-Islamic group led by Blake Farron (Lachy Hulme) known as Patriot Blue. Jacqueline McKenzie, Dan Wyllie and John Brumpton reprise their roles from the original film. The series is produced by John Edwards and Dan Edwards for Roadshow Rough Diamond. The original film's director, Geoffrey Wright, directs two episodes, alongside fellow directors Daina Reid and James Napier Robertson. The series was commissioned by Stan in January 2017, and was filmed in Melbourne across 9 weeks in August. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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