The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
Badlands
When
Wed 4 Feb 2026
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A cool, philosophical and troublingly American neo-noir based on the real-life murder spree by Charles Starkweather across Nebraska and Wyoming in the late 1950s.
Malick’s remarkable, critically acclaimed, stylistically distinct and extraordinarily controlled directorial debut channels an emerging “TV generation” of disaffected American teens blithely seeking instant thrills and fame.
In her breakthrough performance, Sissy Spacek inhabits the character of 15-year-old Holly, whose disarming voiceover matter-of-factly “recounts” the murderous actions of Kit (Martin Sheen, in a career-defining role). With Warren Oates.
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