Snowtown
Snowtown is based on the true story of the serial killer, John Bunting, and his accomplices in the run down suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. It’s a tale of influence centered on a boy, Jamie, as he gets dragged in to a horrific universe of murder. It is possibly the most disturbing film, but also one of the most well crafted pieces of cinema I’ve seen. The thing that makes this film so effective is it’s simplicity and honesty. Everything you see is so real and matter of fact and believable, and yet so terrible, you don’t want to believe it. Snowtown‘s intensity is unrelenting.
The film is beautifully shot; stylized but still evoking the realism essential to the story. The performances are flawless. The music is powerful. Everything about the film is masterful. It is not for the faint of heart though. While it is based in the psychological and dramatic, it is the story of a deranged serial killer so you should know what to expect going in.
While I know it’s not for everyone, I can’t recommend Snowtown enough. It totally blew me away.
Ditto.
this looks really good!
Hey! Was just reading through your blog and saw this entry. Just felt compelled to add a little side note: Snowtown is a tiny little country town, not a suburb of Adelaide. It’s about 150kms away, and only has a couple of hundred residents. Anyway, just thought I’d add that one, for future reference. 🙂 I think that knowing how isolated the area is adds to the creepiness of the film!
That’s actually cool to know. I definitely got that impression from the film. While most of the movie takes place in another area, they did actually use the bank vault in Snowtown where the bodies were found. Super creepy.