| The Final Winter | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Brian Andrews Jane Forrest |
| Written by | Matt Nable |
| Produced by | Anthony Coffee Michelle Russell |
| Starring | Matt Nable John Jarratt Raelee Hill Matthew Johns |
| Cinematography | Ian Jones |
| Edited by | Matt Villa |
| Music by | Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $284,354[2] |
The Final Winter is an Australian drama film released in 2007. It was directed by Brian Andrews and Jane Forrest and produced by Anthony Coffee, and Michelle Russell, while independently produced it is being distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was written by Matt Nable who also starred as the lead role 'Grub' Henderson. The film, which earned praise from critics,[3] focuses around Grub, who is the captain of the Newtown Jets rugby league team in the early 1980s, and his determination to stand for what rugby league traditionally stood for while dealing with his own identity crisis.[4] The Final Winter was adapted to the stage in 2015 by Justin Brice and performed in Albury–Wodonga for four nights starting on 15 July to sold-out crowds. Justin Brice is an Albury–Wodonga local performer and stage writer who dedicated three years to crafting the script to fit on a theatre stage.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
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