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6.3/10 • 313

2011-05-192h 0m

CrimeDrama

Australia's most infamous crime story

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.

Directors
Justin Kurzel
Editors
Veronika Jenet

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Lucas Pittaway

    Lucas Pittaway

    Jamie Vlassakis

  2. Daniel Henshall

    Daniel Henshall

    John Bunting

  3. Louise Harris

    Louise Harris

    Elizabeth Harvey

  4. Frank Cwertniak

    Frank Cwertniak

    Jeffrey

  5. Matthew Howard

    Matthew Howard

    Nicholas

  6. Marcus Howard

    Marcus Howard

    Alex

  7. Anthony Groves

    Anthony Groves

    Troy

  8. Richard Green

    Richard Green

    Barry

  9. Aaron Viergever

    Aaron Viergever

    Robert

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Dr.KittPerry

Mar 4, 2025

Horror movies generally just don't float my They just have to have ñgextrastrong textDon't get the wrong idea An article I read recently about a woman having spinal surgery who wound up with a severed sciatic nerve definitely did something to my bowels.. strong textblood, gore, jump-scares, torture, dismemberment...I can't say for certain exactly what it is. But it's usually something totally lame that sticks in my mind and try as I might, refuses to let go. Working in medicine and with a good part of that in the psychiatric secure unit has taught me that nothing is as terrifying as what a human is capable of doing to another such human. Í watched Snowtown when it was first released and it had that perfect sense of realism. As events unfold, it's not hard to imagine being drawn into precisely this type of situation and before even realising, finding yourself with no way out other than to dive in yet deeper. Í don't know if audiences in the US could relate in the same way, or maybe it's just because we grew up with fck all too. I guess suddenly somebody shows you a little attention and "grooming" simply wasn't a consideration back then. Then when you discove rthis was all a terrible nightmare for at least one kid who was never going to get the chance to wake up . Next, you're reading every news report and article to absorb yourself in the case.
13 years later and I've as good as lived every agonising moment ot the case.There's no escaping this ever. You want to wash it off..all the sweat, blood and dirt, but you will never be able to get in a bathtub again.
Seriously - I actually had my bathtub removed. Legendary!!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,000,000.00
Revenue
$1,349,387.00
Keywords
brothersuspicionvandalismfamily relationshipspot smokingrural areaserial killergangtorturecorpsesadistdrugstrue crimesouth australianeighborhoodbarbarismmale rape