| The Combination | |
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| Directed by | David Field |
| Written by | George Basha |
| Produced by | John Perrie |
| Starring | George Basha Firass Dirani Clare Bowen Vaughn White Michael Denkha Doris Younane |
| Cinematography | Toby Oliver |
| Edited by | Ken Sallows |
| Music by | Labib Jammal |
| Distributed by | Australian Film Syndicate |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1.7 million |
| Box office | A$742,355 (Australia)[1] |
The Combination is a 2009 Australian drama film, directed by David Field and written by George Basha. The film covers the relations between Lebanese Australians and Anglo Australians in parts of Western Sydney. Parts of the film focus on the 2005 Cronulla riots in Australia between Lebanese Australians and Anglo Australians.[2]
Basha and Field met and began working on the screenplay in 2001. Principal photography began in 2008, taking place in and around the Sydney suburbs of Guildford and Parramatta. The film was released on 26 February 2009. It received generally positive reviews from critics. It also caused some controversy after two violent incidents caused the film to be temporarily withdrawn from some cinemas.
A sequel, The Combination: Redemption, was released on 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 12 November 2012
- ^ "Violence flares over race movie". BBC World News. 1 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.