The line-up for the 2014 Sydney Film Festival is announced tomorrow. Here are the trailers for some of the more intense titles already confirmed to screen.
Cold in July - Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Sam Shepard and Don Johnson
(Miami Vice) are an unlikely Texan trio in this nasty and
funny pulp thriller from director Jim Mickle (Stake Land,
SFF 2011; We Are What We Are, SFF 2013). After killing a
home intruder, Richard (Hall) becomes a reluctant hero. When the
dead man's father (Shepard) stalks his family, things take an
unexpected turn. Enter wisecracking PI Jim Bob (Johnson), and the
three go on to uncover a grisly secret.
Joe - Nicolas Cage delivers a remarkable performance as a
hard-drinking tough guy with a violent past in this Southern Gothic
drama from David Gordon Green (Prince Avalanche, SFF 2013;
Pineapple Express).
When he meets 15-year-old Gary (Tye Sheridan), who suffers under an
abusive alcoholic father, Joe takes the enterprising young man
under his wing, and together they navigate a difficult world in
search for redemption.
Killers - From cult-hero co-directors the Mo Brothers (Macabre): A Tokyo serial
killer uploads footage of his grisly deeds to a secret website.
When a Jakarta journalist stumbles across the videos, he decides to
follow suit and administer his own form of filmed justice. When the
seasoned psycho and the copycat meet, the stage is set for intense
psychological drama.
Ruin - In the stunning follow-up to Hail (SFF 2011), Australian
filmmakers Michael Cody and Amiel Courtin-Wilson deliver a visually
breathtaking, impressionistic tale of love and brutality. Phirun
and Sovanna are magnetically drawn together when forced to flee the
city and take to the jungle. Along with growing love, they face
burgeoning chaos and violence.
Tom at the Farm - Xavier Dolan, the young Canadian who won the 2010
Sydney Film Prize at the age of 21 for Heartbeats, directed and stars
in this tense and complex Hitchcockian psychological thriller.
A young man attends the funeral of his gay lover in rural Quebec,
only to find himself trapped in a dangerous dance of lust and
sadistic impulses with the deceased's brother.
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