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Suburban mayhem - Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Paul Goldman

Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

There are some things in life you can't control. Fame, lust, murder... and Katrina.

Can you really get away with murder? Welcome to the world of Katrina (Emily Barclay), a 19-year-old single mum who's planning to do just that. Katrina lives in a world of petty crime, fast cars, manicures and blow-jobs. A master manipulator of men living at home with her father in suburban Golden Grove, Katrina will stop at nothing to get what she wants, even murder. When her father threatens to contact social services and take away her child, Katrina sets in motion a plan to wreak suburban mayhem that will leave a community in shock and Katrina infamous in a way even she never dreamed of.

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Persons of interest

Emily Barclay .... Katrina
Michael Dorman .... Rusty
Robert Morgan .... John
Anthony Hayes .... Kenny
Laurence Breuls .... Danny
Steve Bastoni .... Robert Andretti
Mia Wasikoska .... Lilya
Geneviève Lemon .... Dianne
Madeleine Jaine .... Janelle
Susan Prior .... Christine
Stuart Spence .... Interviewer
Alison Cox .... Angela
Rod Ansell .... Angry Neighbour
Ivan Topic .... Lilya's Father
John Carr .... Wayne
Rebecca Clay .... Reporter
Peter Hansen .... Uncle Len
Paul J Mailath .... Barrister
Matthew Schelle .... Skill Tester
Jason Stojanovski .... Lachlan
Letitia Sutherland .... Heather
Alice Bell .... Screenwriter
Paul Goldman .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Suburban mayhem official movie site
Suburban mayhem film production notes
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Awards and film festivals:

Australian Film Institute (AFI) 2006: Won: Best Original Music Score (Mick Harvey); Nominated: Young Actor Award (Mia Wasikowska), Best Direction (Paul Goldman), Best Original Screenplay (Alice Bell), Best Cinematography (Robert Humphreys), Best Editing (Stephen Evans), Best Sound (Liam Egan, Phil Judd, Steven Jackson-Vaughan), Best Production Design (Nell Hanson), Best Costume Design (Melinda Doring), Best Lead Actress (Emily Barclay), Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hayes), Best Supporting Actress (Genevieve Lemon)
Australian Writers Guild Awards (Awgies) 2006: Won: Feature Film (Original)
Film Critics Circle of Australia 2008: Nominated: Best Actress (Emily Barclay)
if Awards 2006: Won: Best Actress (Emily Barclay), Best Script (Alice Bell), Best Music (Mick Harvey), Best Editing (Stephen Evans); Nominated: Best Feature Film, Best Director (Paul Goldman)
Melbourne International Film Festival 2006: Closing night film
Toronto International Film Festival 2006: Vanguard

See also Footy legends, The boys
Studios and distributors:

Icon Film Distribution

Intelligence analyst

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Theatrical report

Suburban mayhem is the perfect title for a film about trashy Westie suburbanites doing everything they can to fuck things up. There's nice acting from everyone but the big prize goes to Alice Bell, who writes a manipulating anti-heroine with balls. Katrina is the perfect proof that breeding should be a restricted activity. As for Rusty, if he were any more pussy-whipped he'd be a cat-o'-nine-tails. Great choice in casting Emily Barclay and Michael Dorman: they present the perfect bitch/wimp dynamic.

You'll cringe at Suburban mayhem but you'll laugh, too; it's a film to watch with characters to avoid.