Mad Bastards (2010)

Plot Summary

TJ is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13‐year‐old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother’s house, TJ sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son.
 Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop in the outback town of Five Rivers, he wants to change things for the men in his community. Cutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make.
 Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fueled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition of storytelling inherent in Indigenous life. Using music from legendary Broome musicians the Pigram Brothers, writer/director Brendan Fletcher poetically fuses the harsh realities of violence, healing, and family.

Full Cast & Characters

Dean Daley-Jones

TJ

Lucas Yeeda

Bullet

Greg Tait

Texas

Ngaire Pigram

Nella

Douglas Macale

Uncle Black

Kelton Pell

Mad Dog

John Watson

Bush Camp Elder

Director & Crew

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