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Jack Irish: Black Tide

Jack Irish: Black Tide

It can pull you under.

20126.71h 38m

Overview

Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker
Written by Matt Cameron, Peter Temple, Andrew Anastasios
Produced by Ian Collie
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Top Cast

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Jack Irish

Marta Dusseldorp

Marta Dusseldorp

Linda Hillier

Aaron Pedersen

Aaron Pedersen

Cam Delray

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Harry Strang

Shane Jacobson

Shane Jacobson

Harry Tregear

Damien Richardson

Damien Richardson

Drew Greer

Don Hany

Don Hany

Dave Gwynne

Lachy Hulme

Lachy Hulme

Dean Canetti

Nicholas Coghlan

Nicholas Coghlan

Gary Connors

R

Ronald Jacobson

Des Connors

Themes & Keywords

melbourne, australiahorse racingaustralian rules footballjack irish

About Jack Irish: Black Tide

Jack Irish: Black Tide is a crime, drama, tv movie film released in 2012 exploring themes of melbourne, australia, horse racing, australian rules football, jack irish. Directed by Jeffrey Walker, it stars Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen. Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.

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