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A young Iraqi-Australian woman tears apart her family and defies her community to chase her dream of becoming an elite women’s boxing trainer in THE ROPES, a drama set in Sydney's western suburbs.

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Director
Shannon Murphy
Writers
Tamara Asmar  Adam Todd  Ian Meadows
Producer
Courtney Wise  Helen Bowden
Executive Producers
Jason Stephens  Sue Masters
Dir. of Photography
Nicholas Owens
Composer
Amanda Brown
Editor
Stephen Evans
Production Designer
Pete Baxter
Cast
Nicole Chamoun - Keisha Castle-Hughes - Jack Thompson - Igal Naor - Louis Hunter - Michael Denkha - Tyler De Nawi - Neveen Hanna - Nader Hamden - Priscilla Doueihy - Setareh Naghoni - Claude Jabbour - Bozana Diab - Otis Dhanji - Mishelle Macatangay - Zoe Jensen - Wendy Strehlow - Majeda Beatty - Marlee Barber
Production Completion
2018
Genre
Drama
Production Company
Lingo Pictures Pty Ltd
International Sales
DCD Rights

Screen Australia Supported

  • Production support

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