A "mad bastard" wants to prevent his son from becoming one in this cross-generational Australian drama developed with local Aboriginal...
A "mad bastard" wants to prevent his son from becoming one in this cross-generational Australian drama developed with local Aboriginal communities.
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.
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72 %404 reviewsAudience score rating
"There's yearning as well as stubborn emotional isolation and anger in these characters, and any harshness in the observations of this richly satisfying film invariably is balanced by warmth."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"The over-reliance on score sets up an avoidant rhythm that begins to feel like a lack of narrative confidence."
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SBS
SBS"Mad Bastards is this year's Samson & Delilah; it bravely explores a host of hot-button issues with a deft blending of humour, sensitivity and often brutal frankness."
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The Age
The AgeMad Bastards | Details
- Runtime
- 91
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Australia
