अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंTroy Carrington, a former professional football player returns to his country town after an abrupt end to his sporting career and is persuaded to coach the hapless local footy team, the Roos... सभी पढ़ेंTroy Carrington, a former professional football player returns to his country town after an abrupt end to his sporting career and is persuaded to coach the hapless local footy team, the Roosters.Troy Carrington, a former professional football player returns to his country town after an abrupt end to his sporting career and is persuaded to coach the hapless local footy team, the Roosters.
- पुरस्कार
- 6 कुल नामांकन
फ़ीचर्ड समीक्षाएं
The Merger is true-blue in style and grace as it shows the heart that was put into this is real! We have true Aussies on Screen and behind the camera with Aussie Jokes and Aussie Topics ... and to top it off we have the magnificent sherrin being backed by the glorious Roosters! The Refugees are more than welcome in Australia and the Merger happily sticks it up the Right Wing in an incredibly comedic and heartfelt fashion. Shout outs to Fayssal as he kicks the 6 pointer into our Loving hearts!
Carn the Maroon, White and Blue! Lets make sure this filum gets high up into the specky Zone!
Based on its lead actor and screenwriter Damian Callinan's well regarded one man show of the same name, audience's won't be overly surprised by where The Merger's plot line of underdogs up against the odds takes them but that matters little when there's so much heart and soul on display in Mark Grentell's film, along with a winning collection of character's that fittingly take the leap from stage to screen.
Taking place in the fictional small country town of Bodgy Creek and focusing around the struggling Bodgy Creek Australian Rules Football club The Rooster's, whose demolished asbestos ridden club rooms are the least of the clubs worries, The Merger nails small town mentality and the key role sport plays in these communities, as Callinan's retired AFL player Troy Carrington takes over the coaching reigns and embraces the towns refugee community to ensure the football club can field a competitive team.
Through this story The Merger crafts a truly loveable ensemble as Callinan is flanked by a fun and well-structured entourage of supporting players from John Howard's grizzled old town mainstay and refugee hater Bull Barlow, Kate Mulvany's determined single mother Angie Barlow and her son Neil (played promisingly by relative newcomer Rafferty Grierson) and then the rag tag makeshift Rooster player's who get the films best laughs and most heartfelt moments.
It's within this aspect that The Merger will surprise unsuspecting audiences, as what might initially seem like a stereotypical Australian sports comedy filled with scenes at the local pub or creative swearing becomes much more, as Callinan and Grentell shine a light on the oft hidden underbelly of Australian's intolerance towards those they don't understand and cultures that are foreign to theirs.
While still telling an often hilariously on point story of the Roosters and their playing roster that includes such gems as Porterhouse the local chef or Snapper the entrepreneur, The Merger brings in supporting characters like Fayssal Bazzi's Syrian refugee Sayyid, Harry Tseng's Taiwanese Tou Pou or Francis Kamara's African Didier and with that, a flavoursome and culturally rich tale of acceptance, friendship and mime football emerges.
Final Say -
A future Australian favourite that will become a mainstay of lounge-room viewing in the years to come, The Merger is a little film with a big heart and one of the most loveable Aussie comedies of the last few year's.
4 sweet n sour chicken kievs out of 5
Packed with laughs the audience I watched it with were laughing our heads off. The cast deliver top notch performances and the director applies more of the screen magic he brought to life in Backyard Ashes.
Bonzer film everyone's kicked a goal with this Aussie comedy classic.
Aussie's see it in cinemas now and help get it more screenings.
Can't wait to add it to my Australian film collection.
क्या आपको पता है
- ट्रिवियाThe Director used to be a school teacher and taught Francis Kamara (who stars in the film, his first) when he was at school.
- गूफ़A few times in the final quarter of the Grand Final, footage is in mirror image.
- भाव
Neil Barlow: What's a 'merger'?
Goober: Oh it's when one shit team joins up with another shit team to make a slightly less shit team.
- कनेक्शनReferences The Sound of Music (1965)
- साउंडट्रैकCome Back Again
Written by Ross Wilson (as R. Wilson) (Mushroom Music)
Performed by Daddy Cool
Courtesy of BMG Australia Limited
By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment Australia PTY LTD
टॉप पसंद
- How long is The Merger?Alexa द्वारा संचालित
विवरण
- चलने की अवधि1 घंटा 43 मिनट
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