Mark Kermode reviews Snowtown (2011) | BFI Player

‘Daniel Henshall is disturbingly believable as John Bunting, the smiling psychopath at the heart of the drama.’
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[@PortoAR]

Rewatched Kurzel’s movie for the first time since seeing back at its premiere in London in 2012/3.
Continues to be a truly shocking, brutal and grim depiction of toxic masculinity and warped family love in desperately sad, seemingly hopeless surroundings.
I’d never watched Nitram until last night, so as a double bill it was fascinating to see both the evolution of directional flair and the creative choices used to tell a similarly grim Australian true story in such a non-exploitative imagining.
Certainly not a fun night in, but rewarding and thought-provoking, no question.

[@agmor1]

Elevated horror.
Turning real-life tragedy into middle-brow entertainment.
No wonder Kermode adored it.

[@agmor1]

"It won top prizes Best Direction, Adapted Screenplay, Actor, Actress."
It wasn't nominated for Best Actress.
Does Mark ever do research before commenting?

[@halcyondaystunes]

Wow, what's your problem? 😂

[@asderc1]

Won at the Australian film and TV awards, dummy.