Rebels With a Cause (1994)

The film looks at Cecil Waters and his unorthodox methods of bringing up his three sons on a farm on the Central Coast of NSW. Ces rules the family with a ‘rod of iron’, and is training his sons to be champion boxers. The first half of the film looks at family life on the farm. The second half concentrates on the boxing tournaments and the efforts by the three sons to win the approval of their father.

An interesting look at an unusual family, raising questions about parenting. Writer, producer and director John Meagher’s credits include, The Rival Cracking On, Weird Ones (1988), Australian Cotton and The Safe Solution