Kiss or Kill (1997)

Kiss or Kill (1997) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Montreal World Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Bill Bennett

Written By:
Bill Bennett

Actors:
Andrew S. Gilbert ..... Crean
Audine Leith ..... Jules in the Gym
Barry Langrishe ..... Zipper Doyle
Carmel Johnson ..... Hotel Regency Maid
Chris Haywood ..... Hummer
Eliza Lovell ..... Felicity
Frances O'Connor ..... Nikki
Geoff Revell ..... Paul Nathan
Jordan Weldon-Iley ..... Young Boy
Julie Sobotta ..... Nikki's Mother
Liz Windsor ..... Medical Examiner
Matt Day ..... Al
Paul Rees ..... Assistant Medical Examiner
Syd Brisbane ..... Nikki's Father
Tiffany Peters ..... Young Nikki

Synopsis:

Set amidst the eerie desolation of the Australian outback, Kiss or Kill is a superior reworking of vintage film noir materials from the veteran director Bill Bennett. Its lovers-on-the-run story focuses on Nicole (Frances O'Connor) and Al (Matt Day), a pair of petty thieves running a scam targeting married businessmen; when one of their victims accidentally dies, they flee his hotel room, absconding with his briefcase. The case contains a videotape of Zipper Doyle (Barry Langrishe), a national soccer hero, molesting a young boy; Nicole and Al soon take off for Perth, intending to blackmail Doyle -- never suspecting that he, as well as the police, are already in hot pursuit. As the two make their way across the country, they leave a trail of dead bodies in their wake; both Nicole and Al begin to suspect that the other is a murderer, and as their journey continues, their paranoia only grows. A similar feeling of mistrust and dread informs virtually every interpersonal relationship in the film, effectively gnawing at our own perceptions and expectations; a stylistically aggressive picture, brimming with jump cuts and inventive camera work, its distinctive take on the noir tradition is fresh and exciting.

After a robbery scam that goes bad, lovers Nikki and Al take off into the Australian outback, pursued by the police and a malevolent footballer named Zipper Doyle, and meet a number of offbeat characters.

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