Em 4 Jay

Em 4 Jay
Directed byAlkinos Tsilimidos
Written byDaniel Keene,
Alkinos Tsilimidos
Produced byAlkinos Tsilimidos
Paul Walton
StarringLaura Gordon
Nick Barkla
Release date
  • 9 April 2008 (2008-04-09) (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Em 4 Jay is a 2008 Australian drama film directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos. Starring Laura Gordon and Nick Barkla, the story follows the lives of two heroin addicts living in Melbourne's inner suburbs. Em 4 Jay premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 5 August 2006.[1]

Cast

Reception

The Age's Jim Schembri gave it two stars. He concludes "Em 4 Jay is a film made with conviction by all those involved, but the cast and crew never overcome a narrative that is dirge-like in its nihilistic predictability."[2] Leigh Paatsch of The Herald Sun gave it two and a half stars, saying "All in all, Em 4 Jay scraps it out for a dishonourable draw between daring us not to care and damning us for doing exactly that."[3] George Palathingal of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it three and a half stars, saying: "Em 4 Jay doesn't give you a chance to get bored. It's not the future of Australian cinema or anything like that, but it leaves you both impressed and satisfied."[4] Variety's Russell Edwards gave it a positive review, writing "authenticity makes Em 4 Jay a Down Under low-budget triumph."[5]

References

  1. ^ Hawker, Philippa (5 August 2006), "A love story laced with lots of heroin – FILM FESTIVAL", The Age
  2. ^ Schembri, Jim (15 September 2006), "Em 4 Jay", The Age
  3. ^ Paatsch, Leigh (14 September 2006), "Em 4 Jay (R18+)", Herald Sun
  4. ^ Palathingal, George (14 September 2006), "Love in the age of desperation", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ Edwards, George (21 September 2006), "Em 4 Jay", Variety

See also


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