3 Movies Directed by Paul Goldman

Australian Rules

Australian Rules

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-08-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (663 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Goldman

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Goldman (screenplay)

Phillip Gwynne (novel)

Phillip Gwynne (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In Prospect Bay, a remote outpost on the South Australian coast, two communities, the Goonyas (whites) and the Nungas (blacks), come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. But the underlying racism and class warfare threatens to make the team's greatest victories irrelevant. This holds particularly true for Blacky, a white teen who is more interested in books than sport, and his best friend, Dumby, the Aboriginal star of the team.

The Night We Called It a Day

The Night We Called It a Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(772 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Goldman

Fullplot:

Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker", every union in the country black-bans the star until he issues an apology.

Suburban Mayhem

Suburban Mayhem

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-10-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1240 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Goldman

Cast:

Writer:

Alice Bell (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

Why does a 19 year-old girl plot to kill her own father? Katrina Skinner is stuck in suburbia with her toddler daughter and her devoted dad. Her brother Danny is in jail for life for murder. Her mother abandoned her years ago. The neighbors are scared of her. The police can't keep up with her. Nobody can control her but everybody's trying. Her dad won't mind his own business. Katrina misses her brother. She needs money for his appeal. She's bored and she's sick of living with her dad. She's not going to work a day in her life and she knows her dad's not going to help her financially anymore. She's first in line for the family inheritance. All she needs to do now is convince one of her lovers to do the deed and she's never had much trouble getting men to do what she wants. All for the love of her brother. It's John Skinner's funeral, inside the Golden Grove Crematorium. Kat sits on the front pew between her cheeky fiancè Rusty and her toddler daughter Bailee. Her mobile phone interrupts the service when she receives a text message. Suddenly we are thrust into Katrina's world: youth culture, crime, sex and suburban mayhem. This story is told from many perspectives: a kaleidoscope of flashbacks and testimonies fueled by small town gossip, the police, friends and family, her fiancè, and her many lovers. It seems everybody has a "story" to tell about Katrina Skinner. The stories don't add up, but they all take us to the same place.

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