Snowtown
2011 · Movie · Not Rated · 120 min · ★ 6.3 · 76% critics
Inspired by true events, a vulnerable teenager in a struggling Australian suburb is drawn into his mother’s new partner’s tight-knit “neighborhood watch” circle. What starts as a promise of protection and belonging spirals into escalating violence, leaving him trapped between fear, loyalty, and the grim reality of what he’s becoming part of.
Also known as The Snowtown Murders
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-05-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (355 votes)
About
If you can handle bleak, true-crime drama that focuses on manipulation and mounting dread more than thrills, this may land hard; Not for you if you avoid torture, abuse themes, or grim realism like Nitram or Rillington Place.
Pros: intense realism; unsettling atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: very disturbing violence; slow, drawn-out pacing; sometimes confusing story
Themes
- brother
- suspicion
- vandalism
- family relationships
- pot smoking
- rural area
- serial killer
- gang
- torture
- corpse
- sadist
- drugs
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2011
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2011
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2011
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2011
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2011
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- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2011
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2011 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Lucas Pittaway
as Jamie Vlassakis
Daniel Henshall
as John Bunting
Louise Harris
as Elizabeth Harvey
Frank Cwertniak
as Jeffrey
- MH
Matthew Howard
as Nicholas
- MH
Marcus Howard
as Alex
- AG
Anthony Groves
as Troy
Richard Green
as Barry
- AV
Aaron Viergever
as Robert
- BG
Beau Gosling
as David
Directed by Justin Kurzel