Pawno

Pawno is an exceptionally special movie, it is tragic in many ways, but also has some exceptionally light-hearted and quite funny moments throughout. It represents a day or so in the lives of those who visit pawn shops. Whilst set in Footscray, quite deliberately, it could be a pawn shop in other parts of Melbourne, or the world. The Footscray backdrops allows a slight investigation to the multicultural melting pot of the suburb.

Really most notably, and for those who are unaware of the Aussie film industry, was crowd funded, exceptionally low budget. However, I don't think this is obviously. I have watched so many ridiculous movies, lacking heart, or character development that had multi- million budgets. This film was crowd funded. So if anything, I think it's important to note this piece of really quite incredible Australian cinema, was the vision of someone who went about to create something and they succeeded. Certainly worth taking the time to enjoy!

Might have about of a personal bias as a local to Footscray (fun seeing Madden Square, Little Africa and lots of Barkly St) but this movie was really enjoyable. I liked the character development and balance between humour, some hope for the future and inevitable darkness. Think this is the first Damian Hill project that I have watched and felt a bit sad when I looked him up to see that he has passed away. I will definitely watch the other movies that he has been involved.

I was incredibly surprised by both the content and human elements of this poignant movie. It's depiction of life on the street and within the surrounding community, has no equal in my eyes in Australian film.

The sensitive nature in which each complex character was handled was very intelligent and showed that marginalised people still have dreams and hopes. The movie humanised people who are ordinarily shunned by society. The content was very thought- provoking.

I haven't written a review for some time, but this film moved me to write this in the hope that more people might read it and watch this movie.

I watched some of it because I have been a pawnbroker for 35 years . However I was less than engrossed by the acting, the dialogue or the story line and gave up after about 20 minutes . I fail to see why it is considered cosmopolitan as most of the cast seemed well and truly Aussie . The shop it self looked pretty authentic with stock typical of around 2015 . But the movie just didn't have any life in it . No humour no drama and perhaps more importantly no explicit sex or gratuitous violence . Maybe there was a splendid heartwarming finale but sadly I wasn't interested enough to see it through .

what a great movie I guess living in Footscray made it seem real with all the quirky characters. great acting from the whole cast and wonderful scrip, so honest the whole movie had a great feel about it I loved it at the movies, just bought the DVD and loved it more the second time, congratulations to all concerned