WHEN 17 YEAR OLD JOSH'S MOTHER DIES, HE GOES TO LIVE WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER AND THREE UNCLES, WHO HAPPEN TO BE A FAMILY OF CRIMINALS. JOSH IS BEFRIENDED BY A DETECTIVE WHO BELIEVES HE CAN SAVE JOSH FROM ALSO BECOMING A CRIMINAL.
THIS IS AN AUSTRALIAN CRIME DRAMA, SO YOU MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACTORS, BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU FROM WATCHING THIS MOVIE. IT PULLS NO PUNCHES AND IS VERY DIRECT IN ITS STORYTELLING. THE FAMILY SLOWLY FALLS APART AS THE UNCLES ARE TAKEN AWAY BY THE POLICE. POPE, THE OLDEST UNCLE BEGINS TO BELIEVE THAT JOSH IS RATTING OUT THE FAMILY TO THE POLICE, AND IN RESPONSE NOT ONLY GOES AFTER JOSH BUT ALSO JOSH'S GIRLFRIEND. THE RESULTS ARE TRAGIC FOR ALL INVOLVED. THE EXCELLENT WRITING, DIRECTING AND ACTING MAKE THIS A MUST SEE MOVIE.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE A MAKING OF FEATURE, A QUESTION AND ANSWER PIECE FROM THE LA FILM FESTIVAL AND AN AUDIO COMMENTARY.
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