The attitudes, values & beliefs of the Kerrigan family in The Castle, represent the central theme of family through the way in which they're portrayed by the director, Rob Sitch. The Castle is a visual text about a battling Australian family living in a low socioeconomic area, near an expanding airport. The owner of the airport, Air Link, wants to grow its business and the Kerrigan family home amongst others is in the way of the development. Daryl Kerrigan, his family and friends, mount a high profile, engaging in a high court battle in a successful attempt to protect the homes of his family and friends. This David and Goliath' battle highlights the Australian attitudes in relation to family and the family home. The concept of the family home as more than a building is reinforced by Wayne Kerrigan's longing to be back in the family home, the love within the family and the home and the Kerrigan's fight for justice.
When threatened with the compulsory acquisition of the family......
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