Animal kingdom

The Resource Animal kingdom
Label
Animal kingdom
Statement of responsibility
Screen Australia and Porchlight Films present ; in association with Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Fulcrum Media Finance, Showtime Australia ; a Porchlight Films production ; executive producers, Bec Smith, Vincent Sheehan ; produced by Liz Watts ; written and directed by David Michôd
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Language
  • eng
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
When seventeen year old J's mother dies of an overdose, he calls his grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody, who invites him to come live with her. A Ma Barker camouflaged as a cheery suburban grandmother, she dotes on her roguish boys, and looks to add J to the mix. The oldest is Pope, a gunman off his meds, unhinged drug dealer Craig, and baby-faced youngest Darren. The brothers, along with Pope's friend Baz have been running a very successful armed robbery business. J's just looking for a home, but he's caught between the sociopathic Pope and a cold, methodical police sergeant who wants the Cody's bad. Now J must become a survivalist, navigating unsteadily but instinctively between his unscrupulous grandmother and the dirty cops, trying to escape the poisonous grip of both
Awards note
Winner, 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards for Readers' Choice Award, AFI Members' Choice Award, and Samsung Mobile AFI Award for Best Film--Liz Watts; Best Original Music Score--Antony Partos, Sam Petty; Best Editing--Luke Doolan; Best Supporting Actor--Joel Edgerton; Best Lead Actor--Ben Mendelsohn; Best Lead Actress--Jacki Weaver; Macquarie AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay--David Michôd; Best Direction--David Michôd. Winner, 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema-Dramatic--David Michôd.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Cinematographer, Adam Arkapaw ; editor, Luke Doolan ; production designer, Jo Ford ; composer, Anthony Partos ; costume designer, Cappi Ireland
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for violence, drug content and pervasive language
Language note
In English, dubbed Portuguese or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or Portuguese and English SDH; closed-captioned in English
PerformerNote
Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, Sullivan Stapleton, James Frecheville, Dan Wyllie, Anthony Hayes, Laura Wheelwright, Mirrah Foulkes, Justin Rosniak, Susan Prior, Clayton Jacobson, Anna Lise Phillips
Runtime
113
Technique
live action
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