Synopsis
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
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Cast
- Lucas PittawayJamie Vlassakis
- Daniel HenshallJohn Bunting
- Louise HarrisElizabeth Harvey
- Frank CwertniakJeffrey
- Matthew HowardNicholas
- Marcus HowardAlex
- Anthony GrovesTroy
- Richard GreenBarry
- Aaron ViergeverRobert
- Beau GoslingDavid
Recommendations
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The New York Times
The Snowtown Murders reminds us that sometimes evil is immediately recognizable, but at other times it comes bearing bacon and beer. - 80
Empire
Terrific performances, especially from the menacing, lazily charismatic Henshall, and debut director Kurzel's expressionist storytelling make for an Aussie film well worth hunting down. A tough but seriously rewarding watch. - 80
Movieline
The Snowtown Murders is the latest and bleakest in a string of Australian crime films showing flashes of virtuoso talent, and has more than a little in common with David Michôd's 2010 hit "Animal Kingdom." - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Only the truly ghoulish will find any pleasure in Snowtown, Justin Kurzel's well-crafted but hard-to-watch true-crime debut. - 67
IndieWire
The Snowtown Murders manages to become a compelling exercise that excels at making horrible acts look shockingly listless. - 67
The A.V. Club
The sense of enervation that creeps into the movie's second half is bothersome mainly because The Snowtown Murders is often brilliant in its depiction of the mundanity of evil. - 63
Slant Magazine
Whatever one ends up thinking about The Snowtown Murders, it's difficult to deny that it's a deeply impressive work. - 60
Variety
The result is a movie that can be admired in many respects from a distance but is progressively less emotionally engaging.
