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Animal kingdom / Screen Australia and Porchlight Films present ; in association with Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Fulcrum Media Finance, Showtime Australia ; a Porchlight Films production ; executive producers, Bec Smith, Vincent Sheehan ; produced by Liz Watts ; written and directed by David Michôd.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Michôd, David, screenwriter, director.
Watts, Liz, producer.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Young men--Conduct of life--Drama.
Young men.
Dysfunctional families--Drama.
Dysfunctional families.
Male juvenile delinquents--Drama.
Male juvenile delinquents.
Mothers and sons--Drama.
Mothers and sons.
Interpersonal relations--Drama.
Interpersonal relations.
Criminals--Drama.
Criminals.
Betrayal--Drama.
Betrayal.
Gangs--Drama.
Gangs.
Police--Drama.
Police.
Genre:
Feature films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (114 minutes)
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2010.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
data file
Summary:
Evil is relative in this chilling tale of betrayal and blood starring Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn and Joel Edgerton. When his mother dies from overdose, 17-year-old Josh Cody (James Frecheville) is taken in by his grandmother (Jacki Weaver) and uncles, the most notorious criminal gang in the city. So when tensions between the Codys and a squad of renegade cops land him at the center of a cold-blooded murder plot, Josh is forced to choose between his treacherous family and the lawless police in this shattering thriller.
Participant:
Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, Sullivan Stapleton, James Frecheville, Dan Wyllie, Anthony Hayes, Laura Wheelwright, Mirrah Foulkes, Justin Rosniak, Susan Prior, Clayton Jacobson, Anna Lise Phillips.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed January 05, 2017).
Nominated 2011 Academy Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated 2011 Golden Globes, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Won 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Supporting Actress
3rd place 2011 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Best Supporting Actress
Won 2010 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best First Film
Won 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema - Dramatic
OCLC:
971309544

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