Movie: The Combination (2009)
Tagline: Come see the real Australia
Trivia: John Perrie (producer) originally came to this project as a script editor after a chance encounter with director David Field. John and David were both holidaying on the south coast when their children started playing together.
Goofs: Continuity: John drives to Ibo’s house to deal with him, and ends up WALKING back home without his car for no apparent reason.
“Set in the maligned western suburbs of Sydney, Lebanese-Australian John gets out of gaol to discover his younger brother Charlie is caught up with drugs, hookers and crime. Charlie oscillates between the streets and school. Daily clashes between Scott and Charlie’s gang escalate. This feud spills into the streets in a territory and identity battle that turns bloody. The Combination dares to shed light on the racial tension that has often boiled over