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Louise Talbot

Cinemas, Netflix set to release Aussie film The Stranger. Here’s why it’s controversial

The Stranger stars Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton and BAFTA Award winner Sean Harris. Photo: Netflix

Like true-crime biopics Snowtown and Nitram before it, a new Australian film starring Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton as a deep undercover cop was always going to be controversial.

The Stranger, on cinematic release on October 6 and then globally on streaming giant Netflix on October 19, is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.

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