Cut Snake

Cut Snake is a 2014 Australian thriller film directed by Tony Ayres. The title comes from the Australian idiom "mad as a cut snake" which describes either insanity or anger so extreme you don't want to get near it.[1] The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Cut Snake
Film poster
Directed byTony Ayres
Produced byTrevor Blainey
Michael McMahon
Written byBlake Ayshford
StarringSullivan Stapleton
Music byCornel Wilczek
CinematographySimon Chapman
Edited byAndy Canny
Release date
  • 9 August 2014 (2014-08-09)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Merv (Alex Russell) is an ex-convict who is trying to make a new life for himself in 1970s Melbourne. He has found honest work and even becomes engaged to Paula (Jessica De Gouw), but the prospect of his new life is challenged when his foreboding and charismatic former cellmate James (Sullivan Stapleton) arrives in town and pressures Merv into going back to his old ways.

Cast

Reception

Cut Snake was met with positive reviews from critics and audiences, earning an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Accolades
Award Category Subject Result
AWGIE Award Best Writing in a Feature Film - Original Blake Ayshford Nominated
AACTA Awards
(5th)		 Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Sullivan Stapleton Nominated
Best Editing Andy Canny Nominated
Best Production Design Josephine Ford Nominated
Best Costume Design Cappi Ireland Nominated
AFCA Award Best Actor Sullivan Stapleton Nominated
Byron Bay Film Festival Best Dramatic Feature Tony Ayres Won
FCCA Awards Best Actor Sullivan Stapleton Nominated
Best Production Design Josephine Ford Nominated
Best Cinematography Simon Chapman Nominated
Best Script/Screenplay Blake Ayshford Nominated
Best Editor Andy Canny Nominated

References
  1. 'Cut Snake': Melbourne Review
  2. "TIFF Adds 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Two Days, One Night,' Reveals 5 More Lineups". Indiewire. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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