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A former star footballer turned social justice campaigner returns to his home town, befriends a young wannabe filmmaker who recently lost his father and is persuaded, despite opposition, into coaching the town's struggling footy team. He recruits refugees to make up the numbers with hilarious results, taking the community on a journey of change.

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• From the director of suburban cricket comedy Backyard Ashes
• CGA (Casting Guild of Australia Awards) Award NOMINEE, Best Casting in a Feature Film, Faith Martin
• FCCA (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Award NOMINEE, Best Actress - Kate Mulvany
• AFCA (Australian Film Critics Association) Award NOMINEE, Best Actress - Kate Mulvany
• AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Award NOMINEE, Best Lead Actress - Kate Mulvany
• Reminiscent of recent Aussie hits Ali's Wedding and Three Summers
• People's Choice Award NOMINEE, Best Narrative Feature, Melbourne International Film Festival
• For fans of Aussie favorites The Castle, Red Dog and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
• Based on Aussie comedian Damian Callinan's successful one man stage show
• AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Award NOMINEE, Best Supporting Actor - Fayssal Bazzi

Press Quotes

An instant classic

     —Kendal Coombs, Film Blerg

Well made play-to-the-bleacher-seats entertainment

     —Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian

Raffety Grierson is a revelation

     —Stephen Scott, SuperQuick

Fuses low-brow comedy with the high, hilariously

     —Simon Miraudo, Student Edge

It's one thing to mean well. Damian Callinan actually does well with his good-hearted and genuine footy comedy

     —Simon Miraudo, Student Edge

An affable Australian comedy that shouts its message loud and clear, but does so with warmth

     —Sarah Ward, screenhub

A charming and funny mix of social issues, sports, and true-blue Aussie humour

     —Matthew Pejkovic, Matt's Movie Reviews

The little Aussie film with a big heart that's kicking goals

     —Seanna Cronin, The Gladstone Observer

A thoroughly charming story

     —Glenn Dunks, Flicks

A bloody ripper of an Australian sports movie

     —Glenn Dunks, Flicks

The Merger has a massive heart, and it's unequivocally in the right place

     —Erin Free, FilmInk

An unabashed feel good flick promoting tolerance and good will to all

     —Chris Greenwood, A Sliver of Film

Set against the political backdrop of Australia's refugee policy and the racism it generates, Mark Grentell's The Merger uses the genre of the sports film to explore - and ultimately challenge - the attitudes around this hotly contested topic.

     —The Conversation

The Merger presents Sport as a platform for human connection that crosses class structures and culture.

     —The Guardian