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Redfern Now

  • TV Series
  • 2012–2013
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Redfern Now (2012)
Drama

The troubled lives of struggling indigenous Australians in the tough, rundown neighborhood of the inner suburb of Redfern in Sydney.The troubled lives of struggling indigenous Australians in the tough, rundown neighborhood of the inner suburb of Redfern in Sydney.The troubled lives of struggling indigenous Australians in the tough, rundown neighborhood of the inner suburb of Redfern in Sydney.

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    • Wayne Blair
    • Leo Stripp
    • Richard Green
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  • IMDb RATING
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    704
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    • Stars
      • Wayne Blair
      • Leo Stripp
      • Richard Green
    • 12User reviews
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      • 16 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Wayne Blair
    Wayne Blair
    • Aaron Davis
    • 2012–2013
    Leo Stripp
    • Arresting Officer…
    • 2012–2013
    Richard Green
    Richard Green
    • Nathan
    • 2012–2013
    Jenny Munro
    Jenny Munro
    • Aunty Jill…
    • 2012–2013
    Ursula Yovich
    Ursula Yovich
    • Nic Shields
    • 2012–2013
    Leah Purcell
    Leah Purcell
    • Grace
    • 2012–2013
    Lisa Flanagan
    • Allie
    • 2012–2013
    Deborah Mailman
    Deborah Mailman
    • Lorraine
    • 2012–2013
    Marley Sharp
    • Eddie Shields
    • 2012–2013
    Dean Daley-Jones
    • Indigo
    • 2012–2013
    Stephen Curry
    Stephen Curry
    • Ryan Hobbs
    • 2012–2013
    Rarriwuy Hick
    Rarriwuy Hick
    • Robyn Davis
    • 2012–2013
    Aaron L. McGrath
    • Joel Shields
    • 2012–2013
    Bruce R. Carter
    Bruce R. Carter
    • Derek Jackson
    • 2012–2013
    Tessa Rose
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    • 2012–2013
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    • 2012
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    • 2012–2013
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    • 2012–2013
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    9ajmoen-67467

    Stand up = walk your talk

    For me, this film brings to consciousness and display why people seek to be individuals. One might call it "walking your talk", Or, not taking a passive voice.

    The film's theme takes on an active voice as we watch the words and behaviors of the young student and his support groups. IE, being black means "having sufficient character and self-esteem" not to sing the National Anthem.

    Both groups point out ...well, it is only a song.

    But, to the young black student, singing it, equals subjectification. A big word for meaning ... being less than someone or something else.

    Philosophically, is this not the definition of "individual" and having your own voice.

    At first look, it was dispiriting to witness the passive voices of the school's "aboriginal liaison" and the white male who is also part of the governing board. Yet, in a subtle manner, this is a realistic view of our societie4s.

    More passive voices

    And riding right beneath the main topic is ...what and how are we teaching our youth. To just follow the crowd or to think through life and societal issues?

    For me, the film invites, even guides, me to examine the definitive question = what am I willing to stand up for even in the face of alienation and expulsion. How do I teach my kids and grand kids to be "real?"

    How about you?
    9cfowles

    Well done

    Those expecting bushmen, or didgeridoo, will be very disappointed. Those that don't are in for a treat. The show takes place in Redfern, a poorer part of Sydney, where hundreds of years of intermarriage has made for a lighter skin people, who for whatever reason still are blackfellas in a whitefella world. It's a fine balancing act, brought off with skillful portrayals in the series. Don't expect car chase shoot-um-up action.

    Excellent acting with story lines that weave between a number of families who come and go throughout the series. This drama series won numerous Australian awards, and had very favourable reviews by the general Australian population.
    5swinggold

    A Rare Look at Working Class Indigenous in Australia

    Just watched this on Netflix. It was a really interesting show. I really love seeing movies or TV shows about different ethnicities living normal lives rather than as stereotypes. Indigenous Australians have always fascinated me. They rarely get seen on TV here in the US and I can't count the number of times I've seen aborigines portrayed as regular people on one hand. What always springs to mind is the David Bowie video "Let's Dance", that featured the young aborigine teens. I'd also seen Rabbit Proof Fence and a few other movies. There were some great episodes and it's a pity the show didn't last longer than twelve episodes.

    As an American, my impression of indigenous Aussies has been of the dark-skinned aborigine bushmen tribes and peoples, so I expected to see more of people with a darker skin tone. While I recognize that like African Americans, there are many indigenous Aussies who are also a mix of Europeans and other races, what I see in the series is mostly mixed raced indigenous and island people. So of course my impression is that this cast is chosen for their appealing looks to interest white viewers rather than authenticity or true aboriginal culture. Forgive me for being ignorant but I've seen other Australian movies that featured aborigines who weren't light-skinned with European features yet this series has maybe one episode with a real blackfella with dark skin and his role is relegated to 10-15 seconds of screen time and four lines. I'm not saying the actors here shouldn't be included or recognized as great indigenous artists, quite the contrary. Many of the performances there are top notch. Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair, Lisa Flanagan and Rarriwuy Hick especially stand out for great acting and beauty. I just would have preferred that the casting had been more inclusive of the full diaspora of the culture. The few other instances of dark- skinned aborigines in the series amount to background figures cast as homeless people or drunks with no dialogue.
    3meadway-06607

    Slow moving repetitive drama with good intentions

    Maybe one has to be Australian to like this series. But not for anyone who has experienced well executed drama. Having ploughed through 6 of the episodes picked from both series 1 and 2 we won't be watching any more. The basic messages are clearly well intentioned but the dialogue is simple and the scenes so repetitive we kept shouting "OK we've got the message".

    The characters have little depth and the endings are mostly predictable after about 10 minutes. If this is the kind of drama that wins awards in Australia, then it is no wonder why the rest of the world views that part of the world as lacking culture. (Just as well the Sydney Opera house can counter that.)

    The underlying story is generally good but just doesn't justify 50 minute episodes. Now weave several episodes together giving each story maybe 20 minutes air time and there just could be an interesting poignant mini series.
    9node-03

    Powerful Drama

    This is a really poignant TV drama series that captures the reality of class, race, culture, identity, and attitude. What i find most compelling is that it is a window into the possible lives of people that face struggle every day because of prejudice, racism, poverty; it breaks down the stereotypes that the typical Australian psyche has formed of Indigenous peoples and creates a beautiful web of recognition for every 'Australian'. I find that every episode (I've watched episodes 1-4 thus far) has made me empathetic, laugh, cry, smile, relate and admire the message that this Indigenous drama carries to the people.

    I give it 9 *'s because it takes a stab at issues that seem to be ignored or rarely said in the television arena and it does it incredibly well.

    Australia needs to wake up to its past and reform our future. Unfortunately racism is still alive and well; and sadly isn't going away, because people hold onto racist attitudes rather than questioning the past. Maybe this drama can begin something that starts to make people learn; to critically reflect and to think about more than what's on the surface like Australia's treatment of Aboriginal people, what of the reality of asylum seekers, or the ridiculous misconception of Muslim's perpetrated by the media, or the appalling struggle of refugees/Boat people who go through desperate measures that we conveniently ignore, or the changing government policies/History Wars which obfuscate change, let alone other facts of our past like the White Australia Policy and our nations history such as the disgusting aspects of Darwinism that Australia has abused for ethnic cleansing and Australia's abhorred policies of the past Indigenous atrocities that continue today with 3rd world conditions for today's Aboriginal Communities in remote areas and the Kimberly; these are reasons why Redfern Now provides something fresh and interesting. People need to be awoken from apathy and ignorance; Redfern Now provides a wonderful glimpse into re-thinking Indigenous perspectives, and should delight anyone's curiosity with it's down-to-earth reality of people, class, gender, and indigenous struggle against bias and naivety.

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      Deborah Mailman was nominated for a 2015 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award in the Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama category for her role as Lorraine in Redfern Now (2012).
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Making of Emu Runner (2018)

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 2012 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
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    • Language
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    • Filming locations
      • Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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      • 16:9 HD

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