Product Details

• Actors: Marty Denniss, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Wholley, Aaron Blabey, Joel Edgerton
• Directors: Alan White
• Writers: Marty Denniss
• Producers: Alan White, Annette Simons, Frank Scherma, Jasper Sceats, Jon Kamen
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Region: Region 4 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Palace Films
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000DLBC9Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,832 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Erskineville Kings" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Biographies, Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Music Video, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Australian director Alan White creates this bleak but gorgeously photographed urban drama about life in Sydney's seedy inner suburbs. Hoping to escape his dad's drunken and abusive behavior, Barky runs away from home to cut cane in the north of the country. Two years later, he returns to his down-and-out hometown to attend the funeral of his father and to make amends with his brother Wace, with whom he had a falling-out. As he meets up with old friends and his ex-girlfriend Lanny, Barky reveals more and more about the enigmatic workings of his mind and the grim circumstances of his upbringing. Shot on a very low budget, the film nonetheless creates a compelling portrait of this gritty, oppressive land. Erskineville Kings was screened at the 1999 Montreal Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Australian Film Institute, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, ...Erskineville Kings

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5.0 out of 5 stars powerful movie, February 1, 2011

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Kick-Azz-Angel "sherlizz" (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Erskineville Kings (DVD)

It's strange that this movie is incredibly underrated and people "just" rate it with 3 stars. I've watched it 3x in 2 days. What can I say, this only happens with good movies. They capable to draw you in and keep you interested every second. Very slow paced but full of tension. And all actors are brilliant. Not only Hugh Jackman. The way the movie is shot is like watching art. Moreover the score by Don Miller-Robinson is brillliant and haunting, and as good as scores by Ennio Morricone and Ry Cooder. All in All a movie to have in your collection.

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, June 10, 2010

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This review is from: Erskineville Kings (DVD)

One of the first big-screen movies of Hugh Jackman... Written for someone else, (Marty Deniss who plays Barky), this movie is totally full of Hugh's moving sadness and anger. He is supposed to play one of the secondary parts, the heroe's brother, but he can't help catching your eye, your heart, your full attention. They all look so colourless as soon as Wace shows up... Good story anyway, not for the youngest ones because of themes like abusing parents, drug use, etc... but definitly worth your money, and a "must-have" for all Hugh lovers !

3.0 out of 5 stars Returning for Inherited, or?, May 22, 2010

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Michael Kerjman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Erskineville Kings (DVD)

A very sense of a family story has been lost in swearing the characters instantly used to in between urinating and kicking at a toilet while a junior brother returned home after his dad passing away - to get his piece of assets, or?

A work is good for improving the Aussie accent mostly.