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CRAIG MACINTYRE – Is God! Living the dream, he’s got it all. Money, fame, fortune. The greatest hero to ever play the sport. Revered by fans, adored by millions. Worshipped by all who follow the game. That was fifteen years ago. Tonight, he faces the greatest challenge of his entire life – coming home. A hero’s welcome! A night for celebrating, but with his guarded wife and distant son in tow, nothing is, as it seems. Welcomed by everyone, his uneasiness goes unnoticed, except by SCOTT, the brother he left behind. The flowing beer and swirl of attention bolsters Craig’s ego and for one brief moment, he feels on top again. But all of that is about to be shattered. JASON BUNGA, bent on revenge for the rape of his sister, unleashes a tirade against him. Accusations and fists fly and a night of joy and celebration spirals into an uncontrollable nightmare for Craig. Jason is thrown out and Craig’s rage is infused. Frustration, pressure and alcohol explode through Craig’s emotions, he lashes out violently at his innocent son, TODD, and his wife, JEANETTE. Scott leaps to their defence. Smashing his brother through the doors of the bar. Tensions mount and egos collide. Jason returns with a gun. An explosive clash of deadly threats put Craig right in the firing line. Blind to the risks imposed to his family, his drunken clouded judgements spin out beyond his control. They jostle for the gun and a violent turn of events sees Jason staring down the barrel with Craig fuming at the trigger. He fires the gun, narrowly missing Scott’s 6-year-old daughter, SHELLEY. Scott launches at Craig, blinded by rage, tossing him into the alley. The once proud hero, driving a wedge between him and the town folk, swirls into a chasm of shame and disgrace. Cast out and exiled now by the people who loved him, Craig’s world is smashed. He seeks forgiveness and redemption, but instead, is faced with his worst nightmare. TODD wields the gun in an emotional heart stopping edge of your seat final conflict. Craig stands to lose it all as years of neglect and pressure he’d imposed on those he loves, threaten to destroy everything he’d ever hoped and dreamed for with potentially deadly consequences. Her own son pointing a gun at her husband is the final straw for Jeanette, who crumples into an emotional breakdown. It’s too much to save face from and the public humiliation and embarrassment is killing her. Scott tries to talk TODD down but Craig’s frustration and ego is his own undoing. They grapple and the gun goes off - BLAM! But who is shot? Craig? Todd? Scott? Or Scott’s pregnant wife, GINNY!!!? A tension filled true-to-life account of small country towns, the pressures they impart on gifted individuals and the struggle to get out and make something of their lives. Its haunting ending will leave you breathless. A whirlwind mix of comedy, drama and panic will leave you exhausted to the end.

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