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The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves -- with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail -- a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto (Tiriel Mora) and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

Release Date: Feb 15, 2026

Rating: M

Runtime: 85 mins

Director: Rob Sitch

Actors: Eric Bana, Michael Caton, Robyn Nevin, Anne Tenney, Charles Tingwell, Sophie Lee, Anthony Simcoe, Wayne Hope, Tiriel Mora

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