Conrad Khan in a still from 'County Lines' (2019)
Conrad Khan in a still from 'County Lines' (2019)
County Lines (2019)

ACMI and the BFI present

County Lines

Australian premiere. Screens with short film 'Goldfish' (2020)

Henry Blake | United Kingdom | 2019 | CTC
Film

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$18

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$14

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$12

When

Sun 3 Apr - Sat 16 Apr 2022

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Drawing on his own experiences as a youth worker, filmmaker Henry Blake crafts a coming-of-age crime story that follows a 14-year-old as he's initiated into an illegal network of drug smugglers.

Obeying the rule 'write what you know', former youth worker turned filmmaker Henry Blake turns in an original, stylish debut feature which premiered at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival.

County Lines exposes the titular urban-to-rural drugs network which exploits children for use as couriers – children like Tyler (Conrad Khan), adrift and so perfect a target for Simon (Harris Dickinson) to charm, befriend, and recruit. Tyler's rapid apprenticeship propels the story, which is persuasively brutal and corrosive. But Blake’s film is authentic and sensitive too, and beneath it all, has huge heart and unexpected optimism.

Australian premiere.

Format: DCP
Language: English
Source: BFI
Courtesy: Broder Blake
Runtime: 90 min

Event duration

90 mins

Rating

CTC

Multipasses

Where

Cinema 2, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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Screens with

Goldfish

Starring Brandon Banton, a real-life victim of knife crime, Goldfish weaves a tale of loss in the city with Banton’s story – and we're thrown in at the deep end from the first frame. Hector Dockrill's short film is a masterful examination of trauma interrupting everyday life.

Hector Dockrill | 2020 | United Kingdom | English | 18 min

A close up of Brandon Banton smoking in a still from 'Goldfish' (2020)

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