2012 film
| Dead Europe |
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| Directed by | Tony Krawitz |
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| Screenplay by | Louise Fox |
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| Based on | Novel:
Christos Tsiolkas |
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| Produced by | Lilette Botasi |
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| Starring | Ewen Leslie
Kodi Smit-McPhee |
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| Cinematography | Germain McMicking |
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| Edited by | Alexandre de Franceschi
Scott Gray |
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| Music by | Jed Kurzel |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Transmission Films[1] |
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Release date |
- 14 June 2012 (2012-06-14) (Sydney)
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Running time | 84 minutes |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Languages | English
Greek |
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Dead Europe is a 2012 Australian drama film directed by Tony Krawitz.[2] It is an adaptation of the 2005 novel by Christos Tsiolkas of the same name. The film has received mixed reviews.
Reception
Dead Europe received mixed to positive reviews, earning a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Julie Rigg of ABC Online gave a positive review and called it "one of the most disturbing, and intelligent, Australian films for a long time."[3] Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph also gave a positive review, calling the movie a "promising drama of alienation that slides into portentousness."[4]
Joel Walsh of Little White Lies however gave a negative review, calling it "macabre, spiteful and all too bleak in its juxtaposition of generations and their transference of guilt."[5]
Peter Galvin from SBS gave the film three stars out of five, noting that the film is "dark, and emotionally claustrophobic" and is "tough to sit through". He also observes that Dead Europe "is a puzzle film, a movie where one is asked to work hard at deciphering its strangeness."[6]
