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Death in Brunswick

Death in Brunswick

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 49mR
ComedyCrimeThriller
⭐ 6.4
IMDB Rating
1,791 votes

Down-on-his-luck Carl Fitzgerald meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.

Director
John Ruane
Writers
John Ruane, Boyd Oxlade
Stars
Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke
Release Date
April 25, 1991
Language
English
Country
Australia
πŸ† 1
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 24
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 2.5K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Sam Neill
Sam Neill
as Carl Fitzgerald
Zoe Carides
Zoe Carides
as Sophie Papafogos
John Clarke
John Clarke
as Dave
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Yvonne Lawley
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
Nick Lathouris
Nick Lathouris
as Mustafa
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Nicholas Papademetriou
as Yanni Voulgaris
Boris Brkic
Boris Brkic
as Laurie
Deborah Kennedy
Deborah Kennedy
as June
Doris Younane
Doris Younane
as Carmel
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Denis Moore
as Catholic Priest

πŸ’° Box Office

$4,678
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Production
Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Film Victoria, Meridian Films

🏷️ Keywords

australiaozploitationdark comedyfriendjob

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyComedyCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Great
by saugoof β€’ 2001-12-16
9/10

"This is a great and inventive comedy. Although it does follow some tried and true paths, most of it is refreshingly new. There are even some great send up scenes of established movie cliches in it, the fight scene in the stairwell is a classic. It's a very Australian, even a very Melbourne movie. It catches the look and characters of Brunswick rather well. I don't know what director John Ruane did to convince Sam Neill to be a part of this small movie but it was certainly worth it, he fits the character perfectly Best of all though, this has John Clarke in it. He could read the pho..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This Australian black comedy is set in a migrant Greek and Turkish community in the suburb of Brunswick in Melbourne, Australia. The film's director, John Ruane grew up in a migrant community himself, in the same Melbourne city but in the suburb of Pascoe Vale.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Down-on-his-luck Carl Fitzgerald meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.