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Below

Below is a darkly, comic drama, informed by the current global refugee crisis, but with a heart of…not necessarily gold… but something shiny.

Length

93 mins

Release Year

2019

Genre

Production companies

GoodThing Productions

Region filmed

Perth

David Dare Parker © GoodThing Productions

Synopsis

In a near-future, darknet grifter Dougie is recruited to work security at a refugee detention centre.

There, he is drawn into an underground operation blackmailing detainees to fight for profit.

When tragedy strikes, Dougie locates his hitherto dormant conscience and takes a stand.

Ryan Corr (as Dougie) in Below — Ryan Corr (as Dougie) in Below.

Watch the trailer

Production Information

Director

Maziar Lahooti

Producers

Nick Batzias

Veronica Gleeson

Kate Neylon

Virginia Whitwell

Screenplay

Ian Wilding

Executive Producers

Paul Wiegard

Joan Peters

Australian Distributor

Madman Entertainment

International Sales

Seville International

Key Locations

Fremantle Prison

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Acknowledgement of Country

NGALA KAADITJ WHADJUK NOONGAR MOORT KEYEN KAADAK NIDJA BOODJA

We acknowledge Whadjuk Noongar people as the original custodians of the land on which the Screenwest office is located.

Screenwest acknowledges and pays respect to all Traditional Owners of Country across the State of Western Australia and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, spiritual beliefs and relationship to land and waters and acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the people living today. We extend this respect to all Indigenous language groups.