THE SLAP

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• Release Year: 2011
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: At a family barbecue in suburban Melbourne, a man loses his temper and slaps another guest’s unruly child. Tensions run high among family and friends when the boy’s mother presses assault charges. Based on the award-winning novel by Christos Tsiolkas, this riveting drama looks at the consequences of that one moment from eight viewpoints. Lies, secrets, and adultery come to light, and relationships are torn apart.; ; This critically acclaimed miniseries won the Australian Film Institute’s AACTA Awards for best miniseries, screenplay, direction, lead actor, and supporting actress. With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), Golden Globe nominee Melissa George (In Treatment), Essie Davis (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries), and Jonathan LaPaglia (Cold Case), The Slap provokes a fascinating dialogue on the state of modern society.
• Cast: Jonathan LaPaglia, Sophie Okonedo, Melissa George, Alex Dimitriades, Sophie Lowe, Essie Davis, Lex Marinos, Blake Davis, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes, Julian Mineo, Adrian Van Der Heyden, Diana Glenn, Toula Yianni, Liberty Townsend, Raffaele Costabile, Jane Allsop, Steve Mouzakis, Gillian Jones, Eugenia Fragos, Oliver Ackland, Emily Wheaton, Maude Davey, Dimitri Baveas, Ivan Bradara, Charlotte Nicdao, Tony Briggs, George Vasilakakos, Basil Sikiotis, Caitlin Tsiolkas, Peta Brady, Carlin Briggs, Soraya Briggs, Mia Lethbridge, Jack Haycox, Tawni Bryant, Chris Wallace, Brendan Cowell, Valentino del Toro, Katherine Halliday, Hung Le, Paul Ireland, Ashley Zukerman, Thomas Hatzilepos, Ngaire Dawn Fair, Fanny Hanusin, Louise Mandylaris, Jane Bayly, Tim Bell, Olga Xerizotis, Maggie Miles, Chris Waters, Angeline Thompson, Afaf Alfawwal, Nyah Shahab, Costas Laras, Wilhelmina Stracke, Alison Adriano, David Ford, Abbi Taleb, Charles Zammitt, Brooke Fairley, Stephen Lovatt, Aris Gounaris, Joshua Allen, Kostas Makrygiannakis, Lyn Ford, Abigail Joven, Silas James, Cihangir Tohumcer, Alex Andreas, Mahalia Brown, Targan, Dinesh Mathew, Paul Fennell, Addam Bramich, Justin Anderson, Melanie Lockman, Claire Rojo, Louise Rocchi, Nick Mitchell, Amanda Ma, Olaf Savage, Tom Travers, Jackie Diamond, Salim Fayad, Amy Jarvis, Tristan Meecham, Lisa N Edwards, Kate Leatham, Fiona Macys, Anthony Tobias, Kaitlyn Clare, Darcie Elle Catania, Jamie Azzopardi, Russell Menzies, Ross McCaffer, Claire Gazzo, Leanne Campbell, Matt Bolin, Xavier Gouault, Clem Maloney, Jason Gianginis, Tony Ayres, Robert Connolly, Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville, Emily Ballou, Alice Bell, Kris Mrksa, Cate Shortland, Christos Tsiolkas
• Director: Tony Ayres
• Runtime: 7:30
• Company: Screen Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Matchbox Pictures, Acorn Media, RLJ Entertainment
• Media Format: Series