A honest police detective begins to crack under the strain of the cynicism and lawlessness surrounding her in the Australian crime drama Redball. The film opens with a sequence that's an apt metaphor for what follows two cops on the beat in Melbourne discover a body floating in the Yarra river and call in detectives to handle the matter. The plainclothes cops, however, prefer not to be bothered, and figure if they wait long enough, the body will float into another precinct's jurisdiction. Meanwhile, Jane Wilson (Belinda McClory), known to her friends as "JJ, is assigned with her partner Robbie Walsh (John Brumpton) to investigate a string of especially grisly child killings committed by an unknown lunatic the police have nicknamed Mr. Creep. While JJ has always been an idealist who tries to play fair and by the book, she's grown disgusted with the corruption and abuse of power that goes on around her, ranging from simple laziness in procedural matters to brutal violence and rape committed by her fellow officers. When evidence begins to suggest Mr. Creep may be a member of the police department, some of JJ's colleagues fear she's become worn to an emotional frazzle and may just break, bringing down not only herself but every member of the force who's not on the straight and narrow in the process.
Title: Redball
Format: DVD
Release Date: 20 Feb 2008
Actor(s): Belinda McClory, John Brumpton, Daniel Wyllie, Robert Morgan
Sku: 2104695
Catalogue No: PAL076
Category: Thriller
Disc Count: 1
OFLC Rating: MA
Run Time: 88
Region Code: 4
OFLC Advice: Strong Violence, Strong Coarse Language, Adult Themes
Production Studio: Palace Enterprises
Dubbed Languages: English,
Genre: Action/Adventure, Australian