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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

A grim account of one of Australia’s most notorious multiple murder cases, this evokes the neglect, abuse and numbing hopelessness of its viewpoint character’s life...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

Henshall and Pittaway give very good performances as the cornerstones of this degraded family unit.

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Justin Kurzel
Director
Daniel Henshall
As John Bunting
Richard Green
As Barry
Brendan Rock
As Marcus
Craig Coyne
As Ray
Lucas Pittaway
As Jamie Vlassakis
Louise Harris
As Elizabeth Harvey

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In the bleak suburbs of Adelaide, 16-year-old Jamie is drawn into a world of violence and terror when he becomes the protégé of a charismatic and dangerous man named John Bunting. As Jamie becomes increasingly entrenched in John's homophobic and violent tendencies Guardians), he finds himself participating in a series of gruesome murders. Based on true events, Snowtown is a chilling and unflinching look at one of Australia's most notorious serial killers and the damage he inflicted on the lives of those around him..\

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