Snowtown
aka The Snowtown Murders
Screened in October 2011
Director: Justin Kurzel. Cast: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard, Anthony Groves, Aaron Viergiver, David Walker, Richard Green, Frank Kwiertniak, Bob Adriaens, Brendan Rock, Beau Gosling, Aasta Brown, Kathryn Wissell, Andrew Mayers. Screenplay: Shaun Grant (based on a screen story by Shaun Grant and Justin Kurzel, and inspired by the books Killing for Pleasure by Debi Marshall and The Snowtown Murders by Andrew McGarry).
Twitter Capsule: A barely habitable biome of venality. Intimidating technique, unnervingly porous community of perps. But is it too much?

Photo © 2011 Screen Australia/Warp Films Australia/IFC Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–

(in October 2011: B+)


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Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize (Special Mention)

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