HOUNDS OF LOVE (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Emma Booth (Introducing the Dwights), Ashleigh Cummings (Tomorrow, When The War Began), Stephen Curry (Cut), Susie Porter (The Monkey’s Mask), Damian de Montemas (Blame), Harrison Gilbertson (Beneath Hill 60), Fletcher Humphrys (Chopper)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ben Young (film debut), director, writer; Melissa Kelly (Blame), producer; Dan Luscombe (Jindabyne), composer; Michael McDermott (film debut), cinematographer; Merlin Eden (Last Train to Freo), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1980s suburban Perth, Australia, teenager Vicki Maloney (Cummings) is abducted and held prisoner by serial killer couple Evelyn (Booth) and John White (Curry). As Vicki observes the dysfunctional relationship between her two captors, she realises that the only way to escape might be to warp their already disturbed opinions of each other to her benefit…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This unsettling feature debut from Australian filmmaker Ben Young is filled with disturbing imagery, twisted ethics, and a seriously scary pair of serial killers whose most harmful weapon is their dysfunctional love for each other.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH JULY 2017

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