Movie
Animal Kingdom
Overview
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-06-03
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Porchlight Films, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Fulcrum Media Finance, Showtime Australia, Blue-Tongue Films
- Country
- Australia
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ben Mendelsohn as Andrew 'Pope' Cody
- Joel Edgerton as Barry 'Baz' Brown
- Guy Pearce as Nathan Leckie
- Luke Ford as Darren Cody
- Jacki Weaver as Janine 'Smurf' Cody
- Sullivan Stapleton as Craig Cody
- James Frecheville as Joshua 'J' Cody
- Dan Wyllie as Ezra White
- Anthony Hayes as Detective Justin Norris
- Laura Wheelwright as Nicky Henry
- Mirrah Foulkes as Catherine Brown
- Justin Rosniak as Detective Randall Roache
Crew
- David Michôd - Director
- David Michôd - Screenplay
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