Mad Bastards
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.
Adam Ahlbrandt
Director
Julia Campbell
as
Cindy
Paul Schrader
Director
Reynaldo Gallegos
as
Chepe
Willem Dafoe
as
Mad Dog
Nicolas Cage
as
Troy
Louisa Krause
as
Zoe
Joe Taslim
as
Jaka
Yayan Ruhian
as
Mad Dog
Iko Uwais
as
Rama
Richard Mulligan
as
Coach Giddy
Joaquín Martínez
as
Indian Chief
Donald Gibb
as
Mad Dog
71%