This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2011, and information in the article may be outdated. Brendan Fletcher‘s debut feature film Mad Bastards has just opened in cinemas. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted. The film had already created a stir with a sell-out World Premiere screening at the 2011 Sydney Festival, and rave reviews from its international debut at the Sundance Film Festival… where the musicians enjoyed international attention at one of the world’s biggest film festivals. Mad Bastards Australia Production: An IFC Films (in U.S.) release of a Screen Australia, Bush Turkey Films presentation, in association with Screenwest, Lotterywest, Screen … Brendan Fletcher's Mad Bastards, which had its world premiere before heading to Sundance Film Festival's competition next week, is a tough-minded and compassionate drama that not only feels authentic but brings to life the maverick characters of that remote corner of Western Australia. Jin Schrembi – The Age. The bomber stands there with an oddly dead look in his eye, while another in the group can be heard to mutter, ‘Mad bastard’. Mad Bastards is a very human tale told with an electric vibrancy rarely found in dramas of this ilk. He tells The Art Life’s Andrew Frost of the projects inspiration, the art of directing non-actors and the seven year journey to bring the story to the screen… And read on to learn how to win one of four double passes to the film. Developed with local Aboriginal communities and fueled by a local cast, Mad Bastards draws from the rich tradition of storytelling inherent in Indigenous Available to stream, rent, or purchase on: TJ’s life in the city is being ripped apart by a cyclone of drinking, fighting and hating. Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Writer/director Brendan Fletcher debut feature film Mad Bastards is set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. That description will cut its box-office potential in half, a sad fact. Synopsis: TJ is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13-year-old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. However, Mad Bastards is not a film about despair but a film about overcoming masculine pride and reconnecting with what matters in life. Mad Bastards (2010) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Filled with powerful performances, great music and a charming sense of humour, Mad Bastards is an utterly fresh film that balances the tough with the tender, while walking the path to being a man. Mad Bastards Indigenous Health professionals jumped on this film because it connected so powerfully with indigenous men and women. He also finds Bullet, his estranged son, and his personal transformation begins. Original title: Mad Bastards. The film is set and filmed … The Australian film renaissance continues in style. Still, Mad Bastards is a better name for the movie than Sad Young Man. But if that’s not enough, here are three reasons I think people should see this film. MAD Bastards star Dean Daley-Jones recalls a feeling of unreality as he walked into the Sundance Film Festival with director Brendan Fletcher in January. The film also leaves you wishing more productions were shot in the north-west of WA, home to landscapes and light of rare cinematic quality. Mad Bastards is this year's Samson & Delilah; it bravely explores a host of hot-button issues with a deft blending of humour, sensitivity and often brutal frankness. MAD BASTARDS is an Australian film about blackfellas in the Kimberley. A happy fact is that what we might call blackfella cinema is producing some of our best movies, even if the public is slow to react. Trailer of the film Mad Bastards (Forum of Independents) / Trailer k filmu Návrat ztraceného syna (Fórum nezávislých) Mad Bastards is no fairy tale, it is a down to earth film that tackles a hard-to-swallow issue in modern day Australia, the struggle of indigenous Australians. Wyndham becomes the fictional town of Five Rivers and non-actors often improvise their scenes. T.J. is an impoverished indigenous man living in the slums of the city, struggling to stay out of criminal activity. The Mad Bastards Trio also performed on Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight and also had an interview with George Negus about the music and the film itself. From the beginning, the movie aims at the issues. MAD BASTARDS, filmed on location in the Kimberleys and Perth, is directed by Brendan Fletcher and produced by Fletcher along with David Jowsey and the legendary Broome musicians Alan Pigram and Stephen Pigram. MAD BASTARDS – Feature Film. And what an excellent trip it turns out to be. TJ is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13‐year‐old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. New Australian feature film Mad Bastards launches onto screens on May 5th, with an evocative soundtrack featuring Alex Lloyd with legendary Broome musicians Alan and Stephen Pigram [Pigram Brothers]. GREG Tait must be the first real-life policeman to play a fictional cop in an Australian film. Mad Bastards (Australia, 2011) by Brendan Fletcher – out now. Mad Bastards is a film directed by Brendan Fletcher with Dean Daley-Jones, Greg Tait, Lucas Yeeda, Ngaire Pigram, .... Year: 2010. Mad Bastards was written and directed by Brendan Fletcher and filmed on location in Western Australia's Kimberley region. Mad Bastards is a deeply intimate human story: about having the courage to fight our ‘inner demons’ in order to find genuine connection, a place of belonging, and ultimately redemption. Mad Bastards was one of the best film I have seen about relation between father/son, a mesmerizing film set in a remote, ghost town in the outback where there is still hope to reform a man and other individuals full of demons, alcohol lack of ambition, loss of cultural value. Brendan Fletcher is considered to be one of Australia’s most versatile and critically-acclaimed young directors. Now Brendan Fraser’s Mad Bastards, which saw its world premiere at the Sydney Festival last week, is screening in competition at the prestigious 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Set against the stunning scenery of The Kimberleys in North Western Australia, Mad Bastards tells the story of one man's quest to get to know his 13 year old son, and consequently his son's journey into manhood. TJ (Dean Daley-Jones) is an ex-con who travels from Perth to the Kimberley to … About the Film. January 24, 2011 9:36 pm . Lucas Yeeda (Bullet) and Greg Tait (Texas) in Mad Bastards. Mad Bastards is one of them. His debut feature drama Mad Bastards, which was filmed in the Kimberley, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and received numerous local awards including the 2011 Deadly Award for Best Film. It is Fletcher's debut film and it premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. So starts the film directed by Brendan Fletcher called, not surprisingly, Mad Bastards. Rod Yates – Empire Magazine Australia First, it is authentic. Mad Bastards is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Brendan Fletcher. Mad Bastards, which is almost a term of endearment or admiration of a person's actions in outback vernacular, is set and shot in the Kimberley. In the frontier town of Five Rivers, TJ the urban street warrior meets his match in Texas, a former Mad Bastard turned local cop. The incident happened just months after Mad Bastards was filmed – largely in her home town of Wyndham. Rent $4.99 Buy $7.99 View in iTunes. 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