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Snowtown

Snowtown

2011Movie⏱️ 1h 59mNot Rated
BiographyCrimeDramaMystery
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
22,286 votes

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.

Director
Justin Kurzel
Writers
Shaun Grant, Justin Kurzel, Debi Marshall
Stars
Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris
Release Date
May 19, 2011
Language
English
Country
Australia
πŸ† 23
Wins
🎯 23
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 173
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 51.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Lucas Pittaway
Lucas Pittaway
as Jamie Vlassakis
Daniel Henshall
Daniel Henshall
as John Bunting
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Louise Harris
as Elizabeth Harvey
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Bob Adriaens
as Gavin
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Frank Cwiertniak
as Jeffrey
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Matthew Howard
as Nicholas
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Marcus Howard
as Alex
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Anthony Groves
as Troy
Richard Green
Richard Green
as Barry
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Aaron Viergever
as Robert

πŸ’° Box Office

$1,349,387
Worldwide Gross
$8,452
Domestic Gross
$1,273
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Production
Carver Films, Screen Australia, The South Australian Film Corporation

🏷️ Keywords

gay rapegangtortured to deathsadistic killermale rape victim

🎯 Categories

Psychological DramaSerial KillerTrue CrimeBiographyCrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

The Boddies in the Barrels Murders.
by hitchcockthelegend β€’ 2014-09-28
8/10

"The press junket and first wave of critical notices built Snowtown up as a throat ripper that will cause you nightmares. That didn't do it any favours as per expectation levels for the horror enthusiast. However, this is a superb piece of film making, a real gritty and grainy deconstruction of the human condition gone sour. As with all films of this type that are based on real life incidents, it pays to read up on the facts if you be so inclined. Debut director Justin Kurzel doesn't shirk from the horrors of the case, but skillfully he doesn't bang everyone over the head with ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Director Justin Kurzel told Lucas Pittaway not to talk much to any of the actors on set, to help the emotional state of his character.

πŸ“– 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.