Set among the turquoise waters and lethal wildlife of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama.
The Montebellos are not your average Australian family. Modern day smugglers, their family business is transporting drugs into Australia and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands.
Title | The Straits |
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Year | 2012 |
Genre | Drama, Crime |
Country | Australia |
Studio | ABC TV |
Cast | Brian Cox, Rena Owen, Aaron Fa'aoso, Jimi Bani, Firass Dirani, Susannah Bayes-Morton |
Crew | Penny Chapman (Producer), David Ogilvy (Executive Producer), Carole Sklan (Executive Producer), Tony Ayres (Executive Producer), Helen Panckhurst (Producer), Esther Rodewald (Line Producer) |
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Keyword | arms smuggling, exotic island, drug smuggling, smuggling (contraband) |
First Air Date | Feb 02, 2012 |
Last Air date | Mar 29, 2012 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 10 Episode |
Runtime | 55:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 7.30/ 10 by 3.00 users |
Popularity | 8.625 |
Language | English |