Death in Brunswick

1990
R
1h 49m

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Dark Comedy Comedy Crime Thriller

Down-on-his-luck Carl Fitzgerald meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and ... Read allDown-on-his-luck Carl Fitzgerald meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.Down-on-his-luck Carl Fitzgerald meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,650

19,413

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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Trivia
This Australian black comedy is set in a migrant Greek and Turkish community in the suburb of Brunswick in Melbourne, Australia. The film's director, John Ruane grew up in a migrant community himself, in the same Melbourne city but in the suburb of Pascoe Vale.

Goofs
In the scene where Carl goes to church with his mother, a boom mic appears at the top left when he's shaking hands with Mustafa during the Rite of Peace.

Quotes
Dave: So when did you meet her?
Carl 'Cookie' Fitzgerald: Yesterday.
Dave: Oh, it's fairly serious, then.

Connections
Featured in Century of Cinema: 100 ans de cinéma: 100 ans de cinéma australien - 40 000 ans de rêve (1996)

Soundtracks
Sophia
Written by Peter Volaris
Produced by Philip Judd (as Philip Judd)

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Pizza anyone?

This is an interesting black comedy with Sam Neill doing a turn as a "34" (ah hem) year old short order cook, on a loosing streak. That is until he meets the woman of his meager dreams. I enjoyed this downunder flick because of it's unpredictability. It's brutal, but then a loser's life sometimes is. But Carl (Sam Neill) wanders through all of the chaos around him, teettering on this side of naive. Even when he does take initiative, he can't do it all himself. There are some great scenes - including a pizza I'd like to serve my ex-boss! It is slow in parts and not always cohesive, but worth sitting through. A slice of reality. Reminds me of a brother, 30something (ah hem)...