Wild brawl breaks out at Pauline Hanson's 'anti-woke' movie premiere
Wild footage captured a brawl break out at One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's movie premiere in Melbourne, with one protester accused of setting off a stink bomb. A Super Progressive Movie was screened at Village Cinema Complex at the Crown, in Southbank, on Thursday evening.The film is about four 'progressives' who find themselves in the 'real world' led by Hanson after their 'rainbow malfunctions'. But the viewing, which cost as much as $133 a ticket, was disrupted by protesters who lashed out at attendees before the event began.Victoria Police told Daily Mail a 32-year-old Rowville man is expected to be charged on summons with public nuisance offences.He allegedly set off a stink bomb at the cinema at about 5.30pm. Footage showed members of the crowd clashing with protesters while waiting to enter the theatre.A man and a woman were seen arguing, with the man swiping her phone after she blew a whistle at him. She then lunged at him before they were separated. A Super Progressive Movie was screened at Village Cinema Complex at the Crown, in Southbank, on Thursday night The film looks at what a world led by 'Prime Minister Pauline Hanson' would look likeThe woman was seen attempting to kick another man, but she was pinned to a wall by security. Other protesters blew party whistles at the guards. Witnesses have claimed they heard the woman repeatedly chanting 'Nazis off our streets' during a gathering outside the venue.The protest, promoted under the message 'Say no to Hanson', saw a crowd gather near Crown Casino to hear from several speakers. Some people were seen wearing T-shirts that said 'refugees are welcome here' in defiance of Hanson's anti-immigration stance. 'There were a few people that snuck in, they had a line going to make sure they were actually there to see the movie,' an attendee told the Herald Sun.'After the movie, they had, like, 20 police waiting in the lobby to make sure everybody left peacefully.'On Friday evening, the Adelaide premiere of Hanson's film was disrupted when protesters marched down Rundle Street chanting, 'Migrants in, Hanson out'.The 'anti-woke' movie has divided Australians, with Village Cinemas initially cancelling the event before Hanson intervened at the last minute. Hanson claimed earlier this week that some venues tried to cancel their screeningsThe 90-minute, M-rated animation describes itself as a 'satirical feature that dives into Australia's political and cultural chaos with bold humour and sharp commentary'. It premiered in Brisbane on Monday and Sydney on Tuesday, with screenings then scheduled in Melbourne for Thursday night and for Hobart on Saturday.On Wednesday, Hanson claimed the Melbourne and Hobart screenings had been cancelled by 'super progressives... at the last minute'.'This country has become so rigidly politically correct and so frightened of giving imaginary offence to imaginary people,' she claimed.'They're calling this the most dangerous movie in Australia, when in truth it's a love letter to Australia.'The Melbourne venue organisers revised the decision. Daily Mail contacted the Hobart organisers for comment.News of the Melbourne screening's reinstatement was welcomed by Hanson's supporters who had paid up to $133 for a ticket.Ticket-holders were told they could 'walk the orange carpet, stay for a live Q&A with the full creative team, pick up exclusive merch only available at the premiere and be part of the [film's] national launch'. Protesters also gathered at the Adelaide premiere for the film on Friday The film, which follows the journey of four progressives who travel beyond their 'Naarm Bubble' when their rainbow malfunctions, looks at what a world led by 'Prime Minister Pauline Hanson' would look like.It's been given a 4.9 rating on IMDb, with one reviewer describing it as 'pure garbage.''I started watching this movie for a laugh at progressive politics, which are obviously disastrous, but this movie is for people with very low IQ and was a turnoff in minute one. No thanks,' they posted.Another reviewer said the film showed a 'fast-paced rewind to what's happened to Australia'.'Not for the faint-hearted though! Plenty of crude jokes, a bit like an Australian South Park episode!' they wrote.
