Animal Kingdom

It is a tense, violent and supremely watchable crime drama, set in the bluecollar-gangland of Melbourne...

A dark rites-of-passage story meets lethal Shakespearean drama, with low-key performances that artfully get under the skin.

...som dramatisk karakterstudie er den bestemt ikke uinteressant.

Director Michôd, with his first narrative feature, makes an impressive filmmaking debut. His storytelling is swift and expedient, and his cast rounds out the characters with indelible jabs.

Sort of like an Australian Goodfellas with less sweep and more grubbiness...