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An award-winning Australian production which traces the life of a man named Bubby who, for the last 35 years, has lived within the confines of his tiny home. Then one day he ventures outside and begins a wild lifestyle... Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

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ProducerGerogia Draskovic, Domenico Procacci

EAN5060000402452

eBay Product ID (ePID)59548319

Product Key Features

ActorNicholas Hope, Claire Benito, Carmel Johnson, Ralph Cotterill

Film/TV TitleBad Boy Bubby

DirectorRolf De Heer

Run Time112 Mins

Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

FeaturesCommentary with director Rolf de Heer and actor Nicholas Hope\Special headphone track that allows you into the head of Bubby!\Interview with the director\Trailer, Widescreen

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia

Additional InformationAustralian director Rolf de Heer's bizarre parable of innocence and corruption, belief and redemption, paints a decidedly grim picture while allowing hints of optimistic humanism to filter through. Bubby (Nicholas Hope) is a 35-year-old manchild, confined his whole life by his domineering mother--who uses him for sex--to a two-room tenement apartment. She has convinced Bubby that the air outside is poisonous, donning a gas mask every time she leaves; all this changes when Bubby's father, a priest who has lost his religion, shows up. His presence both demonstrates the possibility of breathing the air outside, and inspires Bubby to an act of violence that upsets his enclosed world. Finding himself out on the street, the antisocial, nearly mute Bubby must now encounter society, and his adventures run the gamut from poignant and funny to grim and brutal. He is seduced by a Salvation Army worker, adopted by a rock band with whom he performs, imprisoned, raped, and saved again.<BR><BR><BR>An incredibly unique and eccentric film, BAD BOY BUBBY inspired some controversy upon its release, with some judging its themes so dark as to be unethical. But this verdict belies the compassion and empathy latent in the treatment, which expands the piece to encompass both disillusionment with society, as well as hope for humanity. The film noir style presents a gritty, raw view of a corrupt world, presented through honest, innocent eyes.

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0\Dolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleBad Boy Bubby

WriterRolf De Heer