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form y separately published work icon Crawl single work   film/TV   horror   thriller  
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Crawl
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According to the film's official website, 'Crawl is a character-driven thriller set in an unknown, rural town. A seedy bar-owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder an acquaintance over an unpaid debt. The crime is carried out, but a planned double-crossing backfires and an innocent waitress suddenly becomes involved. Now a hostage in her own home, the young woman is driven to desperate measures for survival. A suspenseful, yet darkly humorous chain of events builds to a blood-curdling and unforgettable climax.'

The official website specifies that Crawl consciously avoids any explicit 'Australian-ness':

'Crawl is not based in gritty realism and purposely avoids the docu-drama style that seems to populate many Australian productions. The film is a well-crafted and cinematic "thriller" that just happens to take place in Australia (identifiable only by the accents, the occasional word of dialect, and perhaps some scenery). It is a universal story that withholds references to time, dates, and locations. Crawl could, essentially, take place anywhere, and therefore aims for global appeal.'

Source: Official weebsite (http://www.crawlthemovie.net/info.html). (Sighted: 22/6/2012)

Notes

  • The trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHRBdPYUoTU (Sighted: 22/6/2012).

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Works about this Work

Ripper Thriller, China Fiona Purdon , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 May 2012; (p. 35)
Georgina's Fear No Act Fiona Purdon , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 November 2011; (p. 31)
BIFF Briefs 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 November 2011; (p. 76)

— Review of Crawl Paul China , 2011 single work film/TV
BIFF Briefs 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 November 2011; (p. 76)

— Review of Crawl Paul China , 2011 single work film/TV
Georgina's Fear No Act Fiona Purdon , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 November 2011; (p. 31)
Ripper Thriller, China Fiona Purdon , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 May 2012; (p. 35)
Last amended 22 Jun 2012 09:47:52
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