Hamilton Film Group

SLAM

(MA15+) AUSTRALIAN  115 mins

Thursday 20 Feb, 7.30pm
Friday 21 Feb, 2pm

Dir: Partho Sen-Gupta

Cast: Adam Bakri, Rachael Blake, Rebecca Breeds, Darina Al Joundi, Abbey Aziz, Danielle Horvat, Damian Hill

Ricky Nasser is a young Australian whose peaceful suburban life turns into hell when sister Ameena, disappears without a trace.

A young Muslim activist and slam poet goes missing in this tense Sydney-set mystery with a sharp perspective on Islamophobia by Partho Sen-Gupta (Sunrise, SFF 2015).

Adam Bakri (Omar, SFF 2014) stars as Ricky, a Sydney café owner and Muslim refugee who is proudly assimilated into Australian culture. Ricky is estranged from his sister Ameena (Danielle Horvat), a hijab-wearing, politicised slam poet who is unafraid to air her views on Australian society. When Ameena disappears after a gig one night, Ricky is forced to revisit his internal conflicts over his own identity as he and his mother desperately search for her. When the right-wing media seizes on the story, speculating that Ameena has fled the country to join the Islamic State, the family suffers a barrage of scrutiny – even as they fear it could be true. Rachael Blake (Lantana, SFF 2001; Sleeping Beauty, SFF 2011) is superb as the troubled police officer in charge of investigating the case.

Slam is Sen-Gupta's third feature film set and shot in Sydney, Australia. The film is a an Australian-French co-production.

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