Animal Kingdom (2010)
Following the death of his mother, seventeen year - old Joshua 'J' Cody moves in with his hitherto-estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Janine 'Smurf' Cody, and her three criminal sons - the Cody boys. 'J' finds himself at the centre of a cold-blooded revenge plot that turns his family upside down and which throws him directly into the path of senior homicide detective, Nathan Leckie. This a powerful crime drama exploring the tense battle between a criminal family and the police, and the ordinary lives caught in the middle.
Primary Title
- Animal Kingdom
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 9 May 2012
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 23 : 40
Finish Time
- 01 : 29
Duration
- 109:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Following the death of his mother, seventeen year - old Joshua 'J' Cody moves in with his hitherto-estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Janine 'Smurf' Cody, and her three criminal sons - the Cody boys. 'J' finds himself at the centre of a cold-blooded revenge plot that turns his family upside down and which throws him directly into the path of senior homicide detective, Nathan Leckie. This a powerful crime drama exploring the tense battle between a criminal family and the police, and the ordinary lives caught in the middle.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films
- Police--Drama
- Organized crime--Drama
- Feature films--Australia
Genres
- Crime drama
- Thriller
Contributors
- David Michôd (Director)
- David Michôd (Writer)
- James Frecheville (Actor)
- Ben Mendelsohn (Actor)
- Joel Edgerton (Actor)
- Guy Pearce (Actor)
- Luke Ford (Actor)
- Sullivan Stapleton (Actor)
- Jacki Weaver (Actor)
- Porchlight Films (Production Unit)
- Screen Australia (Funder)
Subjects
- Feature films
- Police--Drama
- Organized crime--Drama
- Feature films--Australia