''Under the Radar'' is a 2004 Australian

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directed by Evan Clarry and starring Nathan Phillips,

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, Steady Eddy and

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. It was filmed in the

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Cast

* Nathan Phillips as Brandon *

as Adrian * Steady Eddy as Trevor *

as Jo *

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as Ched * Syd Brisbane as Garry * Gyton Grantley as Trent * Teo Gebert as Ash *

Damien Garvey Damien Garvey is an Australian actor and former musician known for his film and television roles. Early life and education Damien Garvey graduated from Padua College, a Catholic boys' school in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1982. Career Garvey ...

as Gene *

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as Mario *

Steve Mouzakis Steve Mouzakis is an Australian film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his role in the Spike Jonze film ''Where the Wild Things Are'', Van Gogh in ''Prison Break'', Steven Ray in the film '' The Suicide Theory'', and performing alon ...

as Lee * Rory Williamson as Ricardo *

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as Maxine

Reception

Australia's SBS review of the film noted an indecisiveness of what genre was intended, yet concluding the production "harks back to a more innocent era of Australian film making and has all the elements of becoming a cult film in years to come".

Awards

The film was nominated for the

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award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Chloe Maxwell) and won the

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award for Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Sound Design in 2004.

Box office

''Under the Radar'' grossed $162,757 at the box office in Australia.

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