The Merger - Special Harmony Week Screening & Exhibition
Event description
Join us at Majestic Cinemas Nambour to watch the Australian comedy drama The Merger as part of a special Harmony Week Screening.
Arrive from 5.30pm for light refreshments and to experience the photographic exhibition Sum of Us. Sum of Us shares the stories of refugees in our neighbourhoods from the perspectives of refuge seekers, and those who walk alongside refuge seekers.
The film will begin at 6.15pm. Rated M.
**Please note due to COVID-19 you must sign in at the cinema using the QR code at the entrance.**
Film synopsis:
Bodgy Creek is a struggling town. The drought won’t let up, jobs are scarce after the mill was shut down, and the footy team looks like it will have to merge with another club or fold. Living a hermit-like existence on the town’s fringe, former football star turned ‘Town Killer’ Troy Carrington (Damian Callinan), is coaxed into rescuing the team after striking up an unlikely friendship with young Neil (Raffety Grierson) who is struggling with the recent loss of his father.
Teaming up with Neil’s mum Angie (Kate Mulvany, The Great Gatsby) who runs a nearby refugee support centre, they unite to recruit the new arrivals to save the team and take the community on a journey of change. But for some, like Neil’s grandfather and Club President, Bull (fan-favourite, John Howard, SeaChange) and ‘star’ player Carpet Burn (Angus McLaren, Hotel Mumbai), it’s more change than they’re willing to take.
With a winning cast including Penny Cook (A Country Practice), Nick Cody (Please Like Me), Zenia Starr (Hotel Mumbai), Aaron Gocs, Sahil Saluja (Tomorrow, When the War Began), Ben Knight (The Warriors), Stephen Hunter (The Hobbit) and Fayssal Bazzi (Peter Rabbit), The Merger is a hilarious and heart-felt comedy from the team who brought you Backyard Ashes.