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Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square

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Gettin' Square

"Sunny place. Shady people."

2003

1h 40m

6.4(43 votes)

Comedy

Thriller

Crime

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky
Written by: Chris Nyst
Produced by: Martin Fabinyi
Timothy White

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