ERSKINEVILLE KINGS
20th Anniversary
Feature: (1999) Alan White (dir) 90mins
Drama, Unclassified for the UK recommended 15+
Introduced by film critic Ed Gibbs
The student short film
HOLDEN
Director: Mark Lasky (VCA)
precedes the main feature
Australian snacks will be on sale - cash only
Sunday 30 June 2019
5pm
Regent Street Cinema
THE FEATURE
Erskineville Kings
CAST: Marty Denniss, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Wholley, Aaron Blabey, Joel Edgerton
The London Australian Film Festival is thrilled to have presented the twentieth anniversary screening of ERSKINEVILLE KINGS.
Long before Wolverine and The Greatest Showman, a charismatic young actor named Hugh Jackman burst onto Australian screens in this brilliant low-budget ensemble drama set in Sydney’s rough “inner-west” suburbs.
Sparks fly when Barky (Marty Dennis) returns home for his father’s funeral, and a reunion with his estranged brother Wace (Jackman). Old wounds are reopened and home truths emerge, as Barky and Wace do battle over their chequered past, and the legacies of their abusive single father.
Don’t miss this extremely rare chance to catch the film on the big screen as it celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a new digital print specially created for this screening.
“Gritty urban drama…extremely fine camerawork and strong ensemble performances”
– David Stratton (Variety)
FROM THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING TEAM
One of those brilliant lost gems of the Australian film canon – we're so happy to be able to dust it off and give it the spotlight it deserves.
INCLUDED IN THE TICKET
A student short film will precede the main feature.
Introduced by film critic Ed Gibbs
Introduced by film critic Ed Gibbs
Raffles sold on the night - cash only
Australian snacks and lollies (sweets) will be on sale - cash only.