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Mother with a Gun

Year of completion
2015
Content type
Documentary
Format
Feature
Genre
Crime/Law & Order, Family, History, Religion & Ethics, Society
Duration
85 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Archetypal good Jewish girl Shelley, escapes family expectations by falling in love with the leader of one of America’s most active terrorist organizations. Thrust into a world that walks the line between activism and terrorism, Shelley faces alienation from her family, then the imprisonment and violent death of her friends, her husband and ultimately her son. Shattered by this experience, Shelley must, 30 years later, rebuild her own life. But before this, old debts must be paid. She must find a new leader for the Jewish Defense League. Will her decision to give someone else the top job come with all the perils associated with violent extremism?
Completion Year
2015
Genres
Crime/Law & Order, Family, History, Religion & Ethics, Society
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Lizzette Atkins, Jeff Daniels

Composer

Dale Cornelius

Editor

Tony Stevens, Bryan Mason, Simon Price

Director

Jeff Daniels

Writer

Jeff Daniels

Cast

Shelley Rubin

Screen Australia Supported

  • Production

    Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's production investment programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. Includes investments, loans and grants. Excludes Producer Offset and Producer Equity Program.
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    Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's development programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. Production support

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Unicorn Films Pty Ltd

Common Room Productions Pty Ltd

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