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Mullet is a film of genre Drama with Ben Mendelsohn
Mullet (2001)
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Add to a movie listMullet is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by David Caesar, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Susie Porter and Andrew Gilbert.
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In the film, Eddie (Ben Mendelsohn) returns to his home town on the south coast of New South Wales. Having left for the city without explanation 3 years ago, he tries to pick up the pieces of his life and fit back in to the lives of those he left, including his ex-girlfriend Tully (Susie Porter) and brother Pete (Andrew Gilbert). The title of the film comes from Eddie's nickname and from his attempts to make a living poaching mullet.Actors
Ben Mendelsohn
(Eddie "Mullet" Maloney)
Susie Porter
(Tully)
Belinda McClory
(Kay)
Tony Barry
(Col Maloney)
Andrew Gilbert
(Peter Maloney)
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