Release Date
June 15, 2007 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
September 25, 2007 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Writer
Cast
Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Anna Anderson, Steve Bastoni, Kate Bell, Louis Corbett, Peter Davenport, Matt Doran, Nash Edgerton, Bob Franklin, Hai Ha, Rel Hunt, Christopher Kirby, John Molloy, Mick Molloy, Miranda Nation, Jonathon Pasvolsky, Simon Scott, Christopher Shen, Kat Stewart Gary Sweet, Damian Walshe-Howling, Edwina Wren
Studio
Running Time
110 minutes
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Melbourne, present day.
The story begins when Macbeth (Sam Worthington), a loyal henchman, is rewarded with gifts from his crime boss Duncan (Gary Sweet) for serving him faithfully and performing bravely in a vicious gangland rip-off. But these gifts are nothing compared to what Duncan lavishes on his son Malcolm (Matt Doran). Macbeth wonders why he bothers to stick his neck out when Malcolm does nothing at all.
Macbeth is then visited by some extraordinary young witches,... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
One of the weirder movies of the year, the most recent adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth is set
in modern day Australia. Helmed by Aussie Geoffrey Wright and starring an Australian cast, the movie is like Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, only without the directing or acting talent. Still, for the presumably smaller budget, the movie is entertaining enough to warrant interest among those who like twists on Shakespeare tales.
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