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A youngster is given an inside look at a criminal empire that also happens to be his family in this Australian independent drama.

Product Identifiers

ProducerLiz Watts

EAN5055201818393

eBay Product ID (ePID)102197226

Product Key Features

ActorJames Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, Ben Mendelsohn

Film/TV TitleAnimal Kingdom

DirectorDavid Michod

LanguageEnglish

Run Time113 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2011

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesAudio Commentary, Widescreen

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia

ComposerAnthony Partos

Additional InformationA youngster is given an inside look at a criminal empire that also happens to be his family in this independent drama. Teenage Joshua Cody (James Frecheville) is suddenly on his own after his mother's drug habit catches up with her, and he's taken in by his grandmother Smurf (Jacki Weaver), usually regarded as the black sheep of the family. Joshua quickly learns Smurf's reputation is well deserved; she and her four sons are members of a mid-level crime syndicate that operates out of her home in Melbourne. Baz (Joel Edgerton) looks after the money and is urging Smurf to move into something legit, Pope (Ben Mendelsohn) is a criminal jack-of-all-trades who never lets go of a grudge, Darren (Luke Ford) is an enforcer with an unfortunate weak streak, and Craig (Sullivan Stapleton) is a drug dealer who has become addicted to his own product. When Baz is murdered, the family's voice of reason is gone, and the unstable Pope takes the lead in the family's hierarchy; as suspicions fall on Joshua, the quiet newcomer is moved out of the house to keep him safe. Nathan Leckie (Guy Pearce) is a police detective who has found out who Joshua is and what he knows, and he tries to convince the teenager to help him put the Cody family behind bars, though Joshua isn't certain about his loyalties to these outlaws who are also his blood.

ReviewsLittle White Lies - A modern classic... Utterly thrilling, Time Out - A cocky, eye-grabbing gangster saga

ScreenwriterDavid Michod

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleAnimal Kingdom

Director of PhotographyAdam Arkapaw

Consumer AdviceContains very strong language, strong violence and hard drug use