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Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square

Sunny place. Shady people.

20036.31h 40m

Overview

Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba, he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that'll make getting square a lot harder than he thought.

Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
Written by Chris Nyst
Produced by Martin Fabinyi, Timothy White, Trish Lake
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Top Cast

Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington

Barry 'Wattsy' Wirth

David Wenham

David Wenham

Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Darren Barrington

Freya Stafford

Freya Stafford

Annie Flynn

Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

Chicka Martin

Richard Carter

Richard Carter

Craig Knob

David Field

David Field

Arnie DeViers

Helen Thomson

Helen Thomson

Marion Barrington

David Roberts

David Roberts

Niall Toole

Luke Pegler

Luke Pegler

Joey Wirth

Themes & Keywords

heistgold coastqueensland, australia

About Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square is a comedy, thriller, crime film released in 2003 exploring themes of heist, gold coast, queensland, australia. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, it stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Timothy Spall. Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba, he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that'll make getting square a lot harder than he thought.

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