Lucky Country

SBS gives ‘Lucky Country’ a thrilling 3.5 stars!

Posted by Ben 17th July

SBS Review
By Peter Galvin

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Dark and sober Lucky Country is not pretty. There is a body count here and the violence when it comes, is swift and ugly. Still, for all of its bloodshed and its mordant tone of last options (all bad) it is also really quite thrilling.

In Lucky Country the land is savaged by greed, and overrun by technological progress (the coming of the railway), meanwhile pioneers are forgotten, the bonds of family and loyalty tested and corrupted.

Lucky Country demonstrates Director Kriv Stenders gifts: a skill with atmosphere and a talent for eliciting lived-in performances. With Lucky Country he proves he can handle the knotty twists and curves of a genuine thriller and deliver them in a way that’s both scary and original.

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  • love the film! it is absolutely superb! cast, music, camera, script! nothing too much + nothing missing in this story! Tom is the future of this country...And what the bloody honest and fair future he is! After this film I feel proud being an Australian!
    Looking forward to seeing some other movies by Kriv Stenders and his mates :)
    and by the way, 3.5***, it is a joke (*)* x !* not sure that this expression written in accord with international mathematics convention, but 3.5*! - give me a break!

  • Conan

    Hi ... I can't find anywhere else to contact. Great movie, and at the very end of the credits is a very beautiful piece of music, it reminds me of the music from requiem for a dream, but this piece is not on the site. Nor can I find it anywhere else as it's doubtful the soundtrack is for sale. Is there some way this piece could be added to the site?

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