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Snowtown

2011 · 120 min

A suffocating, unrelenting plunge into suburban brutality that leaves you feeling hollow and disturbed.

Tagline
Australia's most infamous crime story
Overview
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • power
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Justin Kurzel
Written by
Shaun Grant
Starring
Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Frank Cwertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard, Anthony Groves, Richard Green
Music
Jed Kurzel
Cinematography
Adam Arkapaw
Runtime
120 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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