Bruce Beresford’s film adaption of a David Williamson play,featuring Jack Thompson as a VFL coach, is filled with clashing personalities and feuding egos Related: Retro film review: The Club – sublime, or ridiculous and an Australian classic | Jonathan Horn Given how popular and vibrant the culture of Aussie rules football,now known as AFL, is in Australia, or surprisingly few feature films hold been made based on and around the sport. Among the earliest and undoubtedly still the best – is director Bruce Beresford’s 1980 adaptation of one of David Williamson’s most popular plays.
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Source: theguardian.com