Manly Cinemas - Movie Detail

Animal Kingdom (MA15+) 113 mins

Rating Advice:Strong violence, drug use and coarse language

Opening:8 July 2010

Genre:Crime/Drama

Language:English

Director:David Michôd

Cast:James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton

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Trailer:Watch this trailer below!

Distributor:Madman Entertainment

Awards:

*****5 stars!.. Paul Byrnes [SMH]

****4½ stars!.. Margaret & David [ABC]

WINNER - Sundance Film Festival 2010

Synopsis: Welcome to the Melbourne underworld, where tensions are building between Armed robber Pope Cody (BEN MENDELSOHN) is in hiding, on the run from dangerous criminals and equally dangerous police who want him dead. As revenge killings and paybacks explode onto the streets, 17 year old J (JAMES FRECHEVILLE) find himself at the centre of a bloody struggle between his family and the police. J is forced to navigate his way past slippery lawyers, corrupt cops and a paranoid and vengeful underworld. To survive he must learn how the game is played and choose his place in the animal kingdom. He must work out where he fits. The finest piece of cinema to come out of Australia... for a very long time.