About The Film
When Charlie trades Eddie’s favourite jacket, he unwittingly loses a sacred stone, entrusted to Eddie by his uncle, which he promised to one day return to its home in Kalgoorlie. As far as Eddie is concerned, this is the final straw and he sets off the recover the stone and reconnect with his black fella roots. But Charlie, escaping the wrath of his vengeful girlfriend, forces himself along for the ride, and Eddie’s spiritual journey takes a very sharp turn off‐track. On a lonely highway, the boys pick up what Charlie mistakes for a “hot chick” only to find they are landed with Vinnie, a self obsessed Italian stallion, who claims to have been marooned in the desert by his heavy metal band. Soon after they are joined by Eddie and Charlie’s drag queen cousin Regina, whose dreams of making it big on “that Koori Idol show” are being thwarted by her manager‐ cum boyfriend. What ensues is a riotous trip through outback Australia as the foursome encounter a host of eccentric character, attend a literally explosive wedding ceremony, conspire to hold up an outback museum and are pursued by a vicious demon dog. Stone Bros. combines a touching story about the unpredictabilities of friendship and family with a road trip you’ll never forget.
Written and directed by Richard J Frankland (“Who Killed Malcolm Smith”, “No Way To Forget”) “Stone Bros” stars Luke Carroll (“Australian Rules”, “The Tender Hook”, “Children Of The Revolution”), Leon Burchill (“Lacey”, “Koori’s in the Mist”, “Out at Sea”), Peter Phelps (“Underbelly”, “Lantana”), David Page (Award winning resident composer for the Bangarra Dance Theatre, “Green Bush”), Valentino Del Toro (“Fool’s Gold”, “Gabriel”) and Mary G AKA Mark Bin Barkar (“The Mary G Show”). The film is produced by Ross Hutchens and Colin South.
“Stone Bros” a Media World Pictures Production opens nationwide September 24 and is distributed domestically by AFS. This film has been rated MA 15+ by the Classification Board.
