Animal Kingdom

Director:

David Michôd

Details:

Australia | 2010 | 113 mins | Rated 18

Starring:

James Frecheville, Guy Pearce and Jackie Weaver

Links & Reviews:

IMDB, Empire

Synopsis

After the death of his mother from a drugs overdose, 17-year old J (James Frecheville) moves in with his grandmother, Smurf (Jackie Weaver), the head of a Melbourn crime family.  When Smurf’s eldest son Pope turns up the family becomes embroiled in a bitter turf war.

Writer/ director David Michôd’s modern gangster film has won high praise and armfuls of awards the world over, including a well deserved Academy Award nomination for Jackie Weaver for her turn as a modern day Lady Macbeth.