Snowtown Page #2

Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Jamie lives with his mother, Elizabeth, and two younger brothers, Alex and Nicholas, in a housing trust home in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Their home is but one of many sun-starved houses crammed together to cater for a disenfranchised society. Jamie longs for an escape from the violence and hopelessness that surrounds him and his salvation arrives in the form of John, a charismatic man who unexpectedly comes to his aid. As John spends more and more time with Jamie's family, Elizabeth and her boys begin to experience a stability and sense of family that they have never known. John moves from the role of Jamie's protector to that of a mentor, indoctrinating Jamie into his world, a world brimming with bigotry, righteousness and malice. Like a son mimicking his father, Jamie soon begins to take on some of John's traits and beliefs as he spends more and more time with him and his select group of friends. The protection and guidance that John presents to Jamie is initiall
Director(s): Justin Kurzel
Production: IFC Films
  22 wins & 22 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
NOT RATED
Year:
2011
119 min
£607,110
Website
945 Views


No. No, I'm your best mate.

MAN ON TV #2:

Get off the tracks!

MAN ON TV #1:

Don't be stupid. It's safe.

MAN ON TV #2:

Obviously it's not.

[BIKE REVS]

[BIKE CONTINUES TO REV]

[BIKE REVS GET LOUDER]

[VOICES SINGING]

For he's a jolly good fat c*nt

For he's a jolly good fat c*nt

With an ugly beard as well

JOHN:
What do you call twenty five

lesbians stacked up on top of each other?

MAN:
No idea.

JOHN:

A block of flaps.

[GROUP LAUGHS]

JOHN:

You like that one, Barry?

You like that one?

[LAUGHTER]

- Gidday, mate. I'm John.

- Morning, babe.

- JOHN:
How're you doing?

- It's Jamie.

- You alright?

- Pretty good.

JOHN:

Nice to meet you.

Take a seat, mate.

You hungry, yeah?

I've got some bacon and eggs going.

Do you want that?

- Yeah.

- Yeah? Alright.

- JOHN:
You hungry again, mate?

- NICHOLAS:
Yes.

You eat like a f***ing horse,

you do, don't you?

You want some eggs

and bacon and everything?

- Yes, please.

- Yeah?

Sausages?

You want a sausage too, Jamie?

- JAMIE:
Yep.

- Yep.

JOHN:

Alright. There we go.

I'll just get this up then I'll look

after you, alright?

Jamie mate, I'm really sorry if I woke

you up last night too, mate.

Just had to deal with that f***ing

prick across the road, eh?

BARRY:

Don't worry about it, Jamie.

John'll take care of that bit of sh*t.

It's just not alright, mate,

you know what I mean?

I mean, if the kids were

from the f***ing city...

I bet they'd look after them real

quick, you know what I mean?

He wouldn't be out on bail in a

f***ing day, would he?

[DOOR OPENS / CLOSES]

ELIZABETH:

This is my eldest boy, Troy.

Gidday, mate. I'm John.

How are you?

Jesus, a barrel of

f***ing laughs, he is.

What, did he have a big night, love?

ELIZABETH:

I'd assume so, yes.

Live one, is he?

ELIZABETH:

Absolutely.

[DRUMS PLAYING LOUDLY]

Troy, cut it out!

I don't think he likes us.

Is that it?

[LAUGHTER]

Troy, come on!

BARRY:

I'm late.

Yeah, give it a go, mate.

BARRY:
Been having pains.

[CAR ENGINE CHOKING]

Yeah?

I'm craving gherkins and cheese.

Yeah?

I think I might be pregnant.

[ELIZABETH LAUGHS]

[CAR ENGINE REVS]

ELIZABETH:
Woo-hoo! Yeah!

Alright!

JOHN:
There you go.

[CHEERING]

[BIKE HONKS]

Alright, grab the straps.

That's it.

Give us a look.

Make sure you hold on

really tight for me, alright?

ELIZABETH:
There you go.

On you get.

Hold on tight! Hold on properly.

JOHN:
Nice and tight, mate.

You ready?

Got his foot in foot peg? That's it.

Hold on tight, babe!

[ICE CREAM VAN

MELODY PLAYS]

There you go.

- What do you say?

- Thank you.

- Thank you. Good one.

- VENDOR:
That's a good boy.

- There you go.

- Thank you.

- VENDOR:
I like to hear manners.

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