Aggravated Assault

Australian film maker David Field directs this gritty low-budget drama about a Lebanese family living in contemporary Sydney. On his release from prison, John Morkos (George Basha) is determined to make a new start in life. But things get complicated when he discovers that his younger brother Charlie (Firass Dirani) has become involved with a gun-toting neighbourhood gang led by Zeus (Ali Haidar). Meanwhile, John becomes romantically entangled with local white girl Sydney (Clare Bowen).