Dead Europe

Dead Europe
	Film poster
Directed by	Tony Krawitz
Produced by	Lilette Botasi
Screenplay by	Louise Fox
Based on	Novel:; Christos Tsiolkas
Starring	Ewen Leslie
Music by	Jed Kurzel
Cinematography	Germain McMicking
Edited by	Alexandre de Franceschi; Scott Gray
Production; company	See-Saw Films
Release date	14 June 2012 (Sydney);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English; Greek

Dead Europe is a 2012 Australian drama film directed by Tony Krawitz.[1] It is an adaptation of the 2005 novel by Christos Tsiolkas with the same name. Peter Galvin from SBS gave the film three stars out of five, noting that the film is "dark, and emotionally claustrophobic" and is "tough to sit through". He also observes that Dead Europe "is a puzzle film, a movie where one is asked to work hard at deciphering its strangeness."[2]

Cast

Ewen Leslie as Isaac
Marton Csokas as Nico
Kodi Smit-McPhee as Josef
Jean-François Balmer as Gerry
Yigal Naor as Syd
William Zappa as Vassily
Françoise Lebrun as Leah
Thanos Samaras as Andreas
Danae Skiadi as Giulia
Giannis Antetokounmpo as Neighbour's Son

Reception

Dead Europe received mixed to positive reviews, earning a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Julie Rigg of ABC Online gave a positive review and called it "one of the most disturbing, and intelligent, Australian films for a long time."[3] Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph also gave a positive review, calling the movie a "promising drama of alienation that slides into portentousness."[4]

Joel Walsh of Little White Lies however gave a negative review, calling it "macabre, spiteful and all too bleak in its juxtaposition of generations and their transference of guilt."[5]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Subject	Result
AACTA Award (3rd)	Best Film	Iain Canning	Nominated
		Emile Sherman	Nominated
		Liz Watts	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Louise Fox	Nominated
	Best Actor	Ewen Leslie	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Marton Csokas	Nominated
	Best Original Music Score	Jed Kurzel	Nominated

References

"Dead Europe". TIFF. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
Galvin, Peter. "Dead Europe (review)". SBS. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
Rigg, Julie (15 November 2012). "Dead Europe". ABC Online. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Collin, Robbie; Robey, Tim (13 December 2012). "Films in brief: Code Name: Geronimo, Love Crime, Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Walsh, Joe (13 December 2012). "Dead Europe Review". Little White Lies. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

External links

Dead Europe at IMDb
Dead Europe at Rotten Tomatoes

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[TIFF-1] "Dead Europe". TIFF. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

[2] Galvin, Peter. "Dead Europe (review)". SBS. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

[3] Rigg, Julie (15 November 2012). "Dead Europe". ABC Online. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[4] Collin, Robbie; Robey, Tim (13 December 2012). "Films in brief: Code Name: Geronimo, Love Crime, Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[5] Walsh, Joe (13 December 2012). "Dead Europe Review". Little White Lies. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.