Feature2011·120m·6.3

Snowtown

Australia's most infamous crime story

CrimeDrama

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 Pittaway

Jamie Vlassakis

Daniel Henshall

John Bunting

Louise Harris

Elizabeth Harvey

Frank Cwertniak

Jeffrey

Matthew Howard

Nicholas

Marcus Howard

Alex

Anthony Groves

Troy

Richard Green

Barry

Aaron Viergever

Robert

Beau Gosling

David

Brendan Rock

Marcus

David Walker

Mark Haydon

Kathryn Wissell

Suzanne

Bryan Sellars

Minister

Craig Coyne

Ray

Keiran Schwerdt

Thomas

Aasta Brown

Verna

Allan Chapple

Prayer Reader

Andrew Mayers

Fred

Krystle Flaherty

Vikki

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
$1.3M
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Screen AustraliaWarp FilmsCarver Films

Crew

Director

Justin Kurzel

Writers

Justin Kurzel, Andrew McGarry, Debi Marshall, Shaun Grant

Adam Arkapaw

Director of Photography

Fiona Crombie

Production Design

Alice Babidge

Costume Design

Veronika Jenet

Editor

Jed Kurzel

Original Music Composer

Fiona Crombie

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

Dr.KittPerry

3/4/2025

7.0

**Horror movies generally just don't float my They just* have to have ñg*extra*strong text**Don't get the wrong idea An article I read recently about a woman having spinal surgery who wound up with a severed sciatic nerve definitely did something to my bowels.. ** strong text*blood, gore, jump-scares, torture, dismemberment...I can't say for certain exactly what it is. But it's usually something totally lame that sticks in my mind and try as I might, refuses to let go. Working in medicine and with a good part of that in the psychiatric secure unit has taught me that nothing is as terrifying as what a human is capable of doing to another such human. Í watched Snowtown when it was first released and it had that perfect sense of realism. As events unfold, it's not hard to imagine being drawn into precisely this type of situation and before even realising, finding yourself with no way out other than to dive in yet deeper. Í don't know if audiences in the US could relate in the same way, or maybe it's just because we grew up with f*ck all too. I guess suddenly somebody shows you a little attention and "grooming" simply wasn't a consideration back then. Then when you discove rthis was all a terrible nightmare for at least one kid who was never going to get the chance to wake up . Next, you're reading every news report and article to absorb yourself in the case. > 13 years later and I've as good as lived every agonising moment ot the case.There's no escaping this ever. You want to wash it off..all the sweat, blood and dirt, but you will never be able to get in a bathtub again. Seriously - I actually had my bathtub removed. Legendary!!