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Bra Boys

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The Abberton brothers in Maroubra, Australia, belong to their community's surfing subculture, a group with a well-known reputation for partying, hard living and rough justice.

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While it looks like shameless publicity for the semi-notorious Aussie surfing gang, the film packs a raw energy into this look at a culture of athleticism and male loyalty.

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Josh Rosenblatt Austin Chronicle A piece of PR propaganda. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Sid Smith Chicago Tribune A messy, cheeky, inelegant but unusual and interesting memoir. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Gene Seymour Newsday You know going in that this is going to be a fairly one-sided portrait. But it's also fairly thorough with its archival footage, historical and sociological perspective. Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com In-depth intimate portrait of how a tough Aussie environment within a larrikin culture of rebels with or without a cause has produced spectacular professional surfers. Rated: 7/10 Dec 7, 2008 Full Review Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald Rated: C+ Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Beth Accomando KPBS.org It aspires to but falls short of Dogtown's inspired, edgy mix of sports history, pop culture, social commentary, and revealing interviews. Rated: 5/10 Jul 9, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It's a great documentary it was very honest in its portrayal of the surfing gang Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member The only real deal to watch here is the narration done by Russel Crowe. The whole film was emotionally manipulative and only served as a propaganda for the acceptance of gang culture. It's actually quite disturbing to see these people became street hooligans. I can't believe this film even got distributed, I mean what are we trying to teach kids these days. I know their stories are tragic but this is not the excuse for them to pretend they are cool. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member There's no panache or cleverness to the style and presentation and it's a very partisan view given. The bra boy culture is interesting though and there's some ace surf footage. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member pretty damn interesting. i knew nothing about these guys but what a great story they told Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member This was great. Good surfing & good story lines Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Didn't anyone get in trouble for missing work? They sort of glossed over who's funding this whole lifestyle! Inferno Man was the highlight!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sunny Abberton

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Macario de Souza

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Russell Crowe

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Sunny Abberton

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Stuart Beattie

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Sunny Abberton

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Synopsis The Abberton brothers in Maroubra, Australia, belong to their community's surfing subculture, a group with a well-known reputation for partying, hard living and rough justice.
Director
Sunny Abberton, Macario de Souza
Producer
Sunny Abberton
Screenwriter
Sunny Abberton, Stuart Beattie
Distributor
Slowhand Cinema Releasing
Rating
R (Some Violent Content|Reckless Behavior|Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$45.6K
Runtime
1h 30m
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