this movie blends a family of gangster with art. young joshua "j" cody is lost, lost his mother to heroin addiction and had to seek shelter at the family matriarch home that housed three of his violent, gangster uncles. joshua is oblivious to the going ons of the family, the show offs and the obvious fear of living by the seconds. this is his coming of age, having to fend for himself from his own family but unable to tear himself from the situation. great performances all around, particularly jackie weaver and ben mendelsohn. a quiet australian film is hardly un-opinionated about the truth of criminal life.
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