Romper Stomper (1992)
Directed by Geoffrey Wright
Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?
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What critics compared Romper Stomper to
But this is a breakout film for one of Britain’s most gifted and under-utilized actors, and if it’s to be remembered for anything, it will be as the Romper Stomper to a next generation’s Russell Crowe.
Like its controversial predecessors, the Australian "Romper Stomper," a film that thrust Russell Crowe into the limelight, and "American History X," which solidified Edward Norton's career, "The Believer" deals with neo-Nazism and anti-Semitic issues.
When it comes to racial dramas there are usually two types: mainstream ("Higher Learning") or hard core ("Romper Stomper").