The Castle

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 and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

Cast

Michael Caton

as Darryl Kerrigan

Anne Tenney

as Sal Kerrigan

Stephen Curry

as Dale Kerrigan

Anthony Simcoe

as Steve Kerrigan

Sophie Lee

as Tracy Kerrigan

Wayne Hope

as Wayne Kerrigan

Tiriel Mora

as Dennis Denuto

Eric Bana

as Con Petropoulous

Charles Tingwell

as Lawrence Hammill

Robyn Nevin

as Federal Court judge

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