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Blue-Tongue Films, Australia’s home of neo-noir, cuts their teeth with brothers Nash and Joel Edgerton taking on a domestic disturbance with disastrous consequences.
If there was a force most responsible for the wave of Australian neo-noir kicking off in the naughts, it would be Blue-Tongue Films, the Aussie film collective comprised of – among others – Kieran Darcy-Smith, Luke Doolan, Mirrah Foulkes, David Michôd and Edgerton brothers Nash and Joel. Between their features like Animal Kingdom (2010) and The Magician (2005), and a long catalogue of award-winning shorts, the group’s innate understanding of the rules of the genre mean they’re well-equipped when it comes to subverting them. That’s certainly the case with The Square, directed by Nash, written by Joel, and produced by the pair.
In some aspects a black comedy of errors, it follows Raymond (David Roberts) and Carla (Claire van der Boom) whose ongoing affair has disastrous consequences as seemingly good people make bad decisions. Populated with a who’s who of Aussie day players like Bill Hunter, Anthony Hayes, Damon Herriman and Blue-Tongue boys Darcy-Smith, Doolan and Joel Edgerton filling out the supporting roles, The Square is a nasty lil’ domestic thriller. Earmarking the promise of not just the Edgertons as filmmakers but the collective as a whole, it’s an intricate web of deceit, drama and discomfort that manifests in suburban mayhem.
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Credits
director
Nash Edgerton
costume designer
Sally Sharpe
producer
Louise Smith
production company
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Blue-Tongue Films
Film Depot Pty. Ltd.
Igloo Films
New South Wales Film & Television Office
production design
Elizabeth Mary Moore
writer
Joel Edgerton
Matthew Dabner
Duration
01:45:00