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Animal Kingdom was directed by who? |
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Previous to directing films what was David Michod’s job? |
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Which Australian film magazine did Michod work as an editor? |
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Animal Kingdom’s counterpart on TV was which series? |
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Historically crime stories in Australia found more traction in what medium? |
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Animal Kingdom is the first internationally successful Australian film that explores what part of Australian culture? |
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Underbelly Season One was about what part of Australia’s criminal history? |
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a crime family in Melbourne |
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Why couldn’t Underbelly Season One be shown in the state of Victoria when initially aired? |
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members of the crime family were still on trial |
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Australian Film Finance Corporation |
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Underbelly Season One was released what year in Australia? |
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Animal Kingdom was released what year in Australia? |
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What Australian crime family is Animal Kingdom loosely based on? |
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Historically Australian films have portrayed criminals in what way? |
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down to earth, normal people |
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Which Oscar Nomination did the film receive? |
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Animal Kingdom is very testosterone heavy, which relates to previous Australian films how? |
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How does the character of Smurf, as the matriarch, fit into the male heavy world? |
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By concentrating on the Melbourne criminal element, Animal Kingdom reveals what part of Australian culture? |
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insane culture of the criminal business, hereditary nature of insanity |
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The Hollywood Reporter made what comment about the hereditary aspects depicted in Animal Kingdom? |
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"Seldom has a gangster film shown how utterly mundane evil can be. But the family itself is terrifying, if psychosis is hereditary the Codys are exhibit 1." |
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Animal Kingdom harkens back to what historical Australian figure’s final act? |
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What is the unwritten rule about killing between criminals and the police in Australia? |
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if you kill one of ours, we kill one of yours |
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The voiceover at the beginning of the film sets the tone of the film with what statement? |
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"Crooks always come undone. Always" |
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The grittiness of Animal Kingdom is antithetical to what aspect normally seen in crime family films? |
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glamour associated with criminals, lavish lifestyle |
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The setting of this crime drama brings audiences back to what type of films from the 1970s? |
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Unlike films of the 1990s, films between 2000 & 2010 shifted away from what? |
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One of the intentions in Animal Kingdom was to represent the way in which the criminal world filters through regular society and therefore… |
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The title Animal Kingdom suggests what to the audience? |
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Why was a Melbourne crime story depicted in Animal Kingdom, versus a Sydney one? |
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Melbourne gives criminals celebrity status more quickly |
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Melbourne in the 1980s, had what kind of relationship between police and criminals? |
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highest crime rate and highest rate of police killing criminals |
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Which Australian film about a notorious gangster screen at Sundance in 2001? |
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Which Australian actor played the role of Chopper? |
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How much did Animal Kingdom cost to produce? |
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What, ultimately, allows low budgeted films to succeed in the global marketplace? |
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Which cast member opened up the possibility to international sales? |
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Which recent Australian film also looks at criminal elements in Australia from the eyes of an impressionable teenager? |
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In both Snowtown Murders and Anmal Kingdon the youthful protagonist is damaged how? |
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manipulated into situations he shouldn't have been in |
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As damaged children this makes them less what? |
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What was Michod’s intention in regards to the film’s settings? |
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art direction wanted to make it as realistic as possible |
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Where did the film premier in the US? |
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What award did the film win at Sundance? |
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World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic |
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Animal Kingdom attracted Australian audiences because prior to its release it had what? |
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What percentage of Australians play sport regularly? |
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What percentage of Australians watch sports regularly? |
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What communal values do sports players and the Australian ethos share? |
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the scale of communal sport |
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When we see the term Australian attached to a team, who is excluded without further investigation? |
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How is the name Sydney Croatia different than the name Brisbane Broncos? |
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Sydney Croatia is considered "too ethnic" |
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Which movie actor is an owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs? |
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Indigenous males pursued what sport in an attempt to achieve great freedom from social norms? |
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How are suburbs distinct? |
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they mediate urbanism and nature |
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When did the Maroubra and Cronulla riots occur? |
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race relations on Australian beaches |
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