Warp Films Australia’s SNOWTOWN recently had its premiere at the 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for best feature. Early feedback has been positive as the picture gears up to hit theaters across Australia on May 19 via Madman Entertainment.
We have the official trailer and one-sheet for the film below. The psychological drama/thriller is the feature debut of Justin Kurzel, who directs from a script by Shaun Grant. Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall and Louise Harris star. Here is the synopsis, as based on a true story:
When sixteen-year-old Jamie is introduced to a charismatic man, a friendship begins. As the relationship grows so do Jamie’s suspicions, until he finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of, his newfound father-figure John Bunting, Australia’s most notorious serial killer.