Australia,
2010, 113 min
Directed by:
David MichôdScreenplay:
David MichôdCinematography:
Adam ArkapawComposer:
Antony PartosCast:
James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, Sullivan Stapleton, Dan Wyllie, Anthony Hayes, Laura Wheelwright (more)Plots(1)
Following the death of his mother, the young ‘J’ Cody (James Frecheville) goes to live with his estranged gangster relatives. With conflict escalating between his family of criminals and the police’s armed robbery division, J finds himself at the centre of a cold-blooded vengeance plot. As he naively navigates his way through the criminal underworld, he is forced to question where his loyalties lie as he tries to decipher who he can trust and who can protect him as he struggles for his own survival. Starring Guy Pearce and Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom is a stunning modern crime thriller of brooding and brutal intensity. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2011 - Jacki Weaver (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2011 - Best Foreign Independent
Golden Globes
- 2011 - Jacki Weaver (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2011 - Jacki Weaver (Best Supporting Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2010 - Jacki Weaver (Best Supporting Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2010 - David Michôd (Best First Film)
The Saturn Awards
- 2011 - Jacki Weaver (Best Supporting Actress)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2010 - David Michôd (World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)