Animal Kingdom
A high quality powerful psychological crime drama Animal Kingdom is a story about the battle between Melbourne's underworld and the police.
The film tracks seventeen year old Joshua J Cody, a troubled kid perilously caught between his own criminal family and Detective Leckie (Pierce) a compromising cop who thinks he can save him.
J comes to realise that in order to survive he must write his own rule book, he must determine how the game is played, he must simehow choose his place in the cunning and brutal animal kingdom.
Animal Kingdom is the debut feature of writer/director David Michod previous short films have screened extensively internationally and in Australia, including the multi award winning Crossbow.
Starring: Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelson, Joel Edgerton, Jacki Weaver, Luke Ford, James Frecheville