Snowtown
Australia's most infamous crime story
2011 | 120m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Justin Kurzel |
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| Writer: | Debi Marshall, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant, Andrew McGarry |
| Staring: |
| Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder. | |
| Release Date: | May 19, 2011 |
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| Director: | Justin Kurzel |
| Writer: | Debi Marshall, Justin Kurzel, Shaun Grant, Andrew McGarry |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | vandalism, suspicion, brother, family relationships, serial killer, gang, rural area, pot smoking, torture, corpse, sadist, drugs, true crime, south australia, neighborhood, barbarism, male rape |
| Production Companies | Screen Australia, Warp Films, Carver Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,349,387
Budget: $2,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lucas Pittaway | Jamie Vlassakis |
| Daniel Henshall | John Bunting |
| Louise Harris | Elizabeth Harvey |
| Frank Cwertniak | Jeffrey |
| Matthew Howard | Nicholas |
| Marcus Howard | Alex |
| Anthony Groves | Troy |
| Richard Green | Barry |
| Aaron Viergever | Robert |
| Beau Gosling | David |
| Brendan Rock | Marcus |
| David Walker | Mark Haydon |
| Kathryn Wissell | Suzanne |
| Bryan Sellars | Minister |
| Craig Coyne | Ray |
| Keiran Schwerdt | Thomas |
| Aasta Brown | Verna |
| Allan Chapple | Prayer Reader |
| Andrew Mayers | Fred |
| Krystle Flaherty | Vikki |
| Denis Davey | Guitar Player |
| Robert Deeble | Gary |
| Bob Adriaens | Gavin |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Debi Marshall | Novel |
| Fiona Crombie | Costume Design, Production Design |
| Justin Kurzel | Story, Director |
| Adam Arkapaw | Director of Photography |
| Allison Meadows | Casting |
| Shaun Grant | Story, Screenplay |
| Anita Seiler | Costume Supervisor |
| Mark Farrow | Dialogue Editor |
| Bruce Emery | Dolby Consultant |
| Lisa Simpson | Foley |
| Andrew McGrath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Dialogue Editor |
| Mac Gudgeon | Script Editor |
| Laurie Meade | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Rachel McKellar-Harding | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Luke Thomas | Focus Puller |
| Deborah Drake | Animal Wrangler |
| Alice Babidge | Costume Design |
| Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Chris Jobson | Art Direction |
| George Awburn | Digital Intermediate |
| Erin McKimm | Dialogue Editor |
| Mitch Deans | Stunt Coordinator |
| Henry Karjalainen | Assistant Editor |
| Des Kenneally | Sound Recordist |
| Ben King | Still Photographer |
| Brad Maddern | Art Department Assistant |
| Nic Smith | Digital Intermediate |
| John Simpson | Foley |
| John Coory | Armorer |
| Steven Watt | Unit Publicist |
| Myles Cooper | Art Department Assistant |
| Andrew McGarry | Novel |
| Jen Drake | Set Decoration |
| Kylie Clarke | Wigmaker |
| Frank Lipson | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Richard Rees-Jones | Gaffer |
| Brett Manson | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Kate Rooney | Casting Associate |
| Amy Gebhardt | Camera Operator |
| Timea Dickson | Animal Wrangler |
| Roger Dowling | Camera Operator |
| Graham Bramley | Animal Wrangler |
| Graeme Bambridge | Scenic Artist |
| Ari Wegner | Camera Operator |
| Sean Lahiff | Assistant Editor |
| Jed Kurzel | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Herbert | Executive Producer |
| Anna McLeish | Producer |
| Sarah Shaw | Producer |
| Robin Gutch | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 13 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 571 | 758 |
**Horror movies generally just don't float my They just* have to have ñg*extra*strong text**Don't get the wrong idea An article I read recently about a woman having spinal surgery who wound up with a severed sciatic nerve definitely did something to my bowels.. ** strong text*blood, gore, jump- ... scares, torture, dismemberment...I can't say for certain exactly what it is. But it's usually something totally lame that sticks in my mind and try as I might, refuses to let go. Working in medicine and with a good part of that in the psychiatric secure unit has taught me that nothing is as terrifying as what a human is capable of doing to another such human. Í watched Snowtown when it was first released and it had that perfect sense of realism. As events unfold, it's not hard to imagine being drawn into precisely this type of situation and before even realising, finding yourself with no way out other than to dive in yet deeper. Í don't know if audiences in the US could relate in the same way, or maybe it's just because we grew up with f*ck all too. I guess suddenly somebody shows you a little attention and "grooming" simply wasn't a consideration back then. Then when you discove rthis was all a terrible nightmare for at least one kid who was never going to get the chance to wake up . Next, you're reading every news report and article to absorb yourself in the case. > 13 years later and I've as good as lived every agonising moment ot the case.There's no escaping this ever. You want to wash it off..all the sweat, blood and dirt, but you will never be able to get in a bathtub again. Seriously - I actually had my bathtub removed. Legendary!!