The Slap

Year: 2011
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Subtitles: 31
Downloads: 1777

The Slap is a bold, provocative television drama series that forensically examines the mores and morality of contemporary middleclass life. Based on Christos Tsiolkas’ bestselling novel, this 8 –part drama series traces the shattering repercussions of a single event upon a group of family and friends. The series starts at an Australian backyard BBQ. Amongst alcohol, friendship and a children’s cricket game a man slaps a child who is not his son. The party comes to a sudden halt. The child’s parents are so affronted they vow to take the man to court. As the series unfolds the police become involved and friends and family are forced to take sides. One cousin is forced to testify against another. Couples are caught in the crossfire. Beliefs are tested and relationships strained. The story is told through the points of view of eight characters as the court case proceeds, as affairs begin and end, as a pregnancy is decided and marriages morph and change. Each character’s life is profoundly affected by “the slap”, and each of the main character is metaphorically slapped as they are forced to face up to fundamental truths about themselves. The Slap explores what happens when the veil of civility that binds us as a society, is rent aside by one disturbing action. It brings to vivid life questions of parenting, the rights of children, race, class, sexuality, and the different perspectives of men and women.

• Producers: Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon
• Directors: Tony Ayres, Robert Connolly, Jessica Hobbs, Matt Saville
• Writers: Ethony Hayes
• Sandi Dimily Ballou, Alice Bell, Brendan Cowell, Kris Mrksa, Cate Shortland
• Script Editor: Amanda Higgs
• Executive Producer: Penny Chapman
• Associate Producer: Christos Tsiolkas
• ABC TV Head of Fiction: Carole Sklan
• A Matchbox Pictures production for ABC TV
• CAST Hector Jonathan Lapaglia
• Aisha - Sophie Okonedo
• Rosie - Melissa George
• Harry - Alex Dimitriades
• Anouk - Essie Davis
• Manolis - Lex Marinos
• Connie - Sophie Lowe
• Richie - Blake Davis
• Gary - Anana Glenn
• Koula - Toula Yiannis
• Hugo - Julian Mineo
• Adam - Adrian Van Der Heyden
• Melissa - Liberty Townsend
• Rocco - Raffaele Costabile
• Elisavet - Eugenia Fragos
• Angeliki - Caitlin Tsiolkas
• Sava - George Vasilakakos
• Bilal - Tony Briggs
• Shamira - Peta Brady
• Rachel - Gillian Jones
• Rhys - Oliver Ackland
• Cooper - Paul Ireland
• Dylan - Ashley Zukerman
• Kelly - Katherine Halliday
• Andrew - Steve Mouzakis
• Alex - Aris Gounaris
• Con - Cihangir Tohumcuer
• Van - Hung Le
• Tasha - Maude Davey
• Jenna - Emily Wheaton
• Tina - Charlotte Nicdao
• Ali - Dimitri Baveas
• Jordan - Basil Sikiotis
• Lenin - Ivan Bradara
• Magistrate - Christopher Waters
• Margaret - Wilhelmina Stracke
• Prosecutor - Stephen Lovatt
• Dimitri - Thomas Hatzilepos
• Thanasis - Chris Wallace
• Thimios - Jim Camov
• Georgia - Louise Mandylaris
• Art - Valentino Del Toro
• Tracey - Jane Allsop
• Craig - Brendan Cowell