From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas (http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm) compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])

R6560 (AUSTRALIA, 1992)

Credits: director/writer, Geoffrey Wright. Cast: , Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie, Tri Phan, Thuan Le. Summary: Melodrama set in contemporary , Australia. A neo-Nazi skinhead gang wages war on Vietnamese immigrants. The gang is led by Hando (Crowe), a devotee of Mein Kampf, who believes Asian immigrants will usurp white power. Hando’s plans to start a race war crumble when he leads the gang against the Vietnamese who have bought their favorite bar. Unexpectedly, the Vietnamese fight back. Routed from their favorite crash pad, the gang hides out in an abandoned warehouse. A dispute over a woman (McKenzie) leads to the breakup of the group and a final deadly showdown between Hando and his best friend Davey (Pollock).

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