The Age
It's Courtin-Wilson's willingness to push boundaries, to explore ways in which the troubled self can be depicted, that makes Hail so singular and striking.
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Hail (2011)
An ex-con trying to live the straight life is lured back into crime in this brutal Australian revenge drama from Amiel Courtin-Wilson.
Fresh from jail, Dan (Daniel P. Jones) is reunited with the love of his life, Leanne (Leanne Letch), and announces he wants to go straight. Dan finds a job but after an accident they are both lured back to petty crime to survive. When an old criminal friend of Leanne's appears with a life-changing offer for Dan, a terrible act occurs and Leanne is torn away from him. Alone and haunted, Dan plunges into a savage hallucinatory journey of revenge to take back what is his.
2011Rating: R18+, High impact violence and sex104 minsAustralia
DramaFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Amiel Courtin-Wilson ('Ruin', 'Chasing Buddha', 'Ben Lee: Catch My Disease')
- Writer:
- Amiel Courtin-Wilson
- Cast:
- Daniel P. JonesLeanne Letch
Hail (2011) / Reviews
SBS
It's stark, unpleasant and beautiful at once. I don't think I've seen anything quite like Hail.
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