''Redball'' is a 1999 Australian film. Jon Hewitt wrote the script after seeing

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in ''

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'', which was produced and aired on

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TV between 1994 and 1995.Andrew L Urban "MCCLORY, BELINDA: REDBALL", ''Urban Cinefile''
accessed 15 November 2012 Most of the budget came from private sources with $100,000 from

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. The movie was shot on

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."Interview with Jon Hewitt", ''Signet'', 27 August 1998
accessed 18 November 2012

Synopsis

Against a background of ongoing and systemic corruption,

Victoria Police Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the ''Victoria Police Act 2013''. , Victo ...

detectives Wilson and Walsh are tasked with solving a series of child murders committed in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

by a serial killer dubbed "Mr. Creep". The film is also dispersed with scenes about a dead body found floating in the

Yarra River The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, (Kulin languages: ''Berrern'', ''Birr-arrung'', ''Bay-ray-rung'', ''Birarang'', ''Birrarung'', and ''Wongete'') is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stre ...

, where more and more senior police officials instruct it to be ignored and send further downstream, reflecting the corruption and apathy shown by police throughout the film.

Cast

as Det. JJ Wilson *

John Brumpton John Brumpton (born 28 July 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions. Early life Brumpton grew up in Sydney. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1982 with a Bachelor of Surve ...

as Det. Robbie Walsh * Frank Magree as Det. Chris Hill * Robert Morgan as Senior Det. Mike Brown *

Dan Wyllie Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie began acting in theatre. Early life Wyllie grew up on Sydney's North Shore. He attended North Sydney Boys High School and the University of New South Wales, whe ...

as Ronny Sprinks

References

External links

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