Australia / Aug 11, 2018 / M / Melbourne International Film Festival
If they can play they can stay
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A country football coach who has a plan to rebuild the local football team by recruiting recently settled asylum seekers.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nick Cody | Goober |
| Penny Cook | Fran Barlow |
| Stephen Hunter | Neville |
| Zenia Starr | Navina |
| Michael Morley | Morris Dancer / Medieval Performer / Goal Umpire |
| Aaron Gocs | Porterhouse |
| Sahil Saluja | Suresh |
| Ben Knight | Harpo |
| Harry Tseng | Tou Pou |
| Francis Kamara | Didier |
| Adam Drummond | Hibbert |
| Liam Campbell | Second Goal Umpire |
| Michelle Brasier | Gretchen |
| Dane Simpson | Roosters Player |
| Gavin Baskerville | Morris Dancer / Medieval Performer |
| Danny McGinlay | Weet-Bix |
| Matthew Humphrey | Boof |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Merger |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Crow Crow Productions, Screen Australia |
| Official site | themergerfilm.com |
| Release date | 30 agosto 2018 |
| Executive producer | David Gross, Jeff Harrison |
| Production | Anne Robinson, Liam Branagan |
| Writer | Damian Callinan, Kelly Lefever, Simon van der Borgh |
| Casting | Faith Martin |
| Editing | Christopher Mill |
| Cinematography | Tony Luu, Riki Byrne, Justin Besser |
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| Assistant directors | Mark Grentell |
| Camera operators | Justin Besser, Riki Byrne, Tony Luu |
| Additional photography | Riki Byrne, Tony Luu, Justin Besser |
| Production design | Nicola Stillone, Marianne Evans |
| Art direction | Marianne Evans, Nicola Stillone |
| Set decoration | Marianne Evans, Nicola Stillone |
| Music | David Bridie, Michael Jaballah, Peter Purcell, Tara Webb, Justin Spasevski, J.B. Williams |
| Sound | David Bridie, Michael Jaballah, Peter Purcell, Tara Webb, Justin Spasevski, J.B. Williams |
| Costume design | Andrew Infanti, Debbie Muller |
| Makeup | Debbie Muller, Andrew Infanti |
| Hairstyling | Debbie Muller, Andrew Infanti |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Australia / Aug 30, 2018 / M
Digital
United Kingdom / Dec 09, 2019
Türkiye / Jun 14, 2020 / International Migration Film Festival
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