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Bastard Boys

Year of completion
2007
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
MiniSeries
Genre
Drama
Duration
4 x 60 minute episodes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

On 7 April 1998 at 11.30pm security men invade the docks of every port in Australia, and forcibly eject the entire unionised workforce. BASTARD BOYS is the dramatic story of the biggest industrial dispute in Australia.
Completion Year
2007
Genres
Drama
Format
MiniSeries
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Brett Popplewell, Raymond Quint

Executive Producer

Scott Meek, Miranda Dear

Director

Raymond Quint

Writer

Sue Smith

Director of Photography

Louis Irving

Editor

Veronika Jenet

Cast

Jack Thompson, Colin Friels, Geoff Morrell, Daniel Frederiksen, Dan Wyllie, Anthony Hayes, Justine Clarke, Rhys Muldoon, Lucy Bell, Justin Smith, Caroline Craig, Helen Thomson

Awards

2007 — Australian Screen Editors Guild Inc

2007 — AWGIE Awards

2007 — Australian Film Institute

2007 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW

2007 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd

Screenings

2008 — Banff World Television Festival

Series

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Bastard Boys

Sales

Australian Sales

ABC Content Sales

International Sales

ABC Content Sales

Production Company

Flying Cabbage Productions Pty Ltd

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