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Certificate 15

Cast James Frecheville Guy Pearce Joel Edgerton Luke Ford Jacki Weaver Ben Mendelsohn Sullivan Stapleton

Directors David Michôd

Screenwriters David Michôd

Running Time 113 minutes

Animal Kingdom
More Crimewatch than Springwatch

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Plot
After the accidental death of his heroin-addicted mother, 17 year-old 'J' (Frecheville) goes to live with his grandmother, 'Smurf' Cody (Weaver), and her criminal sons, Craig (Stapleton) and Darren (Ford). The sudden arrival of their fugitive older brother, Pope (Mendelsohn), gets the attention of the local cops, kick-starting a turf war that sees J forced to fight for his survival.

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