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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Sunshine
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'When a privileged suburban teen is critically assaulted, the blame is quickly laid on a group of young men from Melbourne’s South Sudanese community – jeopardising the dreams of 18-year-old star basketballer Jacob Chagai. But the truth is never black and white.'

Source: Screen Australia.

Notes

  • Funded by Screen Australia in 2016.

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Works about this Work

Sunshine Review – Basketball and Racial Tensions Collide in Standout Australian Drama Luke Buckmaster , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 October 2017;

'Anthony LaPaglia’s school-of-hard-knocks coach brings star power to this superb new series set in outer-west Melbourne.'

Sunshine Review – Basketball and Racial Tensions Collide in Standout Australian Drama Luke Buckmaster , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 October 2017;

'Anthony LaPaglia’s school-of-hard-knocks coach brings star power to this superb new series set in outer-west Melbourne.'

Awards

2018 winner AWGIE Awards Television Award Telemovie or Miniseries of 4 Hours or Less Duration, Including Original and Adapted Works.
2017 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Telefeature or Mini Series
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