Erskineville Kings
CAST: Marty Denniss, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Wholley, Aaron Blabey, Joel Edgerton
The London Australian Film Festival is thrilled to have presented the twentieth anniversary screening of ERSKINEVILLE KINGS.
Long before Wolverine and The Greatest Showman, a charismatic young actor named Hugh Jackman burst onto Australian screens in this brilliant low-budget ensemble drama set in Sydney’s rough “inner-west” suburbs.
Sparks fly when Barky (Marty Dennis) returns home for his father’s funeral, and a reunion with his estranged brother Wace (Jackman). Old wounds are reopened and home truths emerge, as Barky and Wace do battle over their chequered past, and the legacies of their abusive single father.
Don’t miss this extremely rare chance to catch the film on the big screen as it celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a new digital print specially created for this screening.
“Gritty urban drama…extremely fine camerawork and strong ensemble performances”
– David Stratton (Variety)
FROM THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING TEAM
One of those brilliant lost gems of the Australian film canon – we're so happy to be able to dust it off and give it the spotlight it deserves.