''Down Under'' is an Australian black

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

film set in the aftermath of the

2005 Cronulla riots The 2005 Cronulla riots were a race riot in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It began in the beachside suburb of Cronulla on 11 December, and spread over to additional suburbs the next few nights. The riots were triggered by an event the pr ...

. It is written and directed by

Abe Forsythe Abraham Forsythe (born 26 July 1981) is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe. Career He first appeared on the TV series ''The Miraculous Mellops (TV series), Th ...

Cast

Damon Herriman Damon Herriman is an Australian actor. He is known for his film and television work in Australia and the United States. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dewey Crowe in ''Justified (TV series), Justified''. In 2019, he portrayed the c ...

as Jason *

Lincoln Younes Lincoln Younes (born 31 January 1992) is an Australian actor. He made his debut in an episode of ''City Homicide'' in 2009, before playing Romeo Kovac in Showcase drama series ''Tangle'' until 2012. He received the ASTRA Award for Most Outstand ...

as Hassim *

Alexander England Alexander England is an Australian actor. He comes from Albury in New South Wales, where he attended Scots School Albury. England starred opposite Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad in the 2019 zombie comedy horror film '' Little Monsters''. Career ...

as Shit-Stick * David Field as Vic *

Marshall Napier James Marshall Napier (22 October 1951 – 14 August 2022) was a New Zealand-born character actor, playwright and graphic artist. He is known for a succession of strong supporting roles in Australasian films and television shows. He has also h ...

as Graham *

Rahel Romahn Rahel Romahn (born ) is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor. For his performance in ''The Principal'' he was nominated for the 2016 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama and the 2016 Logie Award for Most Outstand ...

as Nick * Michael Denkha as Ibrahim * Chris Bunton as Evan *

Fayssal Bazzi Fayssal Bazzi is an Australian actor. He was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ...

as D-Mac *

Justin Rosniak Justin Rosniak (born 11 May 1977) is an Australian television and film actor, best known for his appearances in the television series ''Packed to the Rafters'', ''Police Rescue'', '' Squinters'' and ''Mr Inbetween''. Career Rosniak appeared ...

as Ditch *

Harriet Dyer Harriet Dyer (born 17 October 1988) is an Australian actress. She is best known for starring in the television series '' Love Child'' (2014–2017) and ''No Activity'' (2015–2018). She has also appeared in films, most notably ''The Invisible M ...

as Stacey *

Josh McConville Josh McConville is an Australian actor. He was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in 1%. Filmography TV *'' Mr Inbetween'' (2019) TV series – Alex (2 episodes) *'' Home and Away'' (2017) TV s ...

as Gav * Dylan Young as Az *

Christiaan Van Vuuren Christiaan Van Vuuren (born 1982), known as The Fully Sick Rapper in his first video series, is an actor, writer, director and video blogging, video blogger from Sydney, Australia. He often collaborates with his brother, Connor Van Vuuren, and t ...

as Doof * Anthony Taufa as Taufa *

Robert Rabiah Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor best known for his roles as Hakim in '' Face to Face'' for which he was nominated for a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film and Best Actor at the Inside Film Awards, Bilal in Safe Harbour ...

as Amir *

John Ibrahim John Houssam Ibrahim, (born 25 August 1970) is a former Kings Cross nightclub owner. Police allege Ibrahim is a "major organised-crime figure" and was labelled as the "lifeblood of the drugs industry of Kings Cross" during the 1995 Wood royal ...

as Middle-Eastern Man in Gucci Hat

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10.

Accolades

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External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Down Under 2016 films 2010s English-language films 2016 comedy-drama films Australian comedy-drama films Films set in Australia Films shot in Sydney