Summary
Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.
Cast
Travis Fimmel
Major Harry Smith
Luke Bracey
Sergeant Bob Buick
Daniel Webber
Private Paul Large
Alexander England
Warrant Officer Class 2 Jack Kirby
Aaron Glenane
Captain Morrie Stanley
Nicholas Hamilton
Private Noel Grimes
Myles Pollard
Flight Lieutenant Frank Riley
Matt Doran
Major Noel Ford
Anthony Hayes
Lieutenant Colonel Colin Townsend
Richard Roxburgh
Brigadier Oliver David Jackson
Toby Blome
Private Bill 'Yank' Akell
Uli Latukefu
Bombardier Ray Ngatai
Richard Te Are
Gunner Murry Watene
Sean McCarthy
Private Vic Grice
Mojean Aria
Second Lieutenant Gordon Sharp
Ryan Hance
Private Barry 'Custard' Meller
Jordan Abbey-Young
Private Ron Eglinton
James Storer
Private Kenny Gant
Ben Esler
Gunner Ken Deacon
Sam Parsonson
Second Lieutenant David Sabben
Travis Jeffery
Second Lieutenant Geoff Kendall
Sam Fraser
Private Colin Whiston
Julian Cullen
Private Frank Topp
Lasarus Ratuere
Corporal Buddy Lea
Sean Lynch
Sergeant Paddy Todd
Leon Stripp
Chopper Gunner #1
Jon Iles
Chopper Gunner #2
Alex Neal
Flight Lieutenant Bob Grandin
Emmy Dougall
Little Pattie
Geoffrey Winter
Col Joye
Benjamin Shannon
Joy Boy #1
Tyler Goes
Joy Boy #2
Oliver Lacey
Joy Boy #3
Stephen Adams
Joy Boy #4
Luis Barnett
Lance Corporal Mark Walsh
Tom Yaxley
Sergeant Neil Rankin
Ethan Robinson
Private Alf Bartlett
Hugo Koehne
Second Lieutenant John O'Halloran
Jay Kiriona
Lance Bombardier Willie Walker
Aaron L. McGrath
Private Brian Hornung
Felix Johnson
Lance Corporal Barry Magnussen
Jarryd Doyle
Private John Heslewood
Zachary Denman
Corporal Barry 'Bluey' Moore
Sam Cotton
Corporal Phil 'Doc' Dobson
Julian Lawrence
Lance Corporal John Robbins
Christopher Sommers
Group Captain Peter Raw
Stephen Peacocke
Second Lieutenant Adrian Roberts
Ri-Jie Kwok
NVA Sniper
Victoria Liu
Female Vietcong #1
Oakley Kwon
Female Vietcong #2
Connor Clarke
Private Jim Richmond
Paul Allica
F4 Phantom Pilot
Lincoln Lewis
Private Kevin Graham
Andrew George
Major Owen O'Brien
Sonny Le
NVA Commander
Corey Matheson
Private Rick Aldersea
Joel Drabble
Radio Operator
Subaru Muroi
NVA Bugle Player
Tim Weir
Corporal Laurie Drinkwater
Crew
Director
Kriv Stenders
Screenplay
Stuart Beattie
Screenplay
Karel Segers
Screenplay
Jack Brislee
Screenplay
James Nicholas
Screenplay
Paul Sullivan
Reviews
maketheSWITCH
June 18, 2019
‘Danger Close’ is an epic recount of the Battle of Long Tan with no Hollywood exaggerations, no excuses for narrative cuts, and no colourful tie-ins. Kriv Stenders has created a film that explores inherit Australian values, history and entertainment – whilst encapsulating friendship, and a modernised respect to the ANZACs. - Lily Meek
Read Lily's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-danger-close-the-battle-of-long-tan-close-to-home
Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
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