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      • Erskineville Kings is a 1999 Australian drama film directed and produced by Alan White. The film was produced by Radical Media made for Palace Films on a minimal budget. It was released on 1 January 1999.
      The lead actor, Hugh Jackman, in his film debut, won the Film Critics Circle of Australia award for Best Male Actor,


      Plot


      The film deals with the story of two brothers. Barky (Marty Denniss) is 25 years old and returning to Sydney after two years of living in the northern sugar cane growing areas. He has returned home to attend the funeral of his father. The film begins with Barky's arrival at Central station at dawn, seeking the whereabouts of his brother, Wace (Hugh Jackman). We learn from flashbacks that he left home two years ago to escape the clutches of his father's violent rages. Wace, the older brother, is not too happy about Barky's prolonged absence, having been left to manage looking after the father in his last years of life. After walking through the streets he finds an old mate of his, Wayne (Joel Edgerton), who informs him of the location of his brother. He succeeds in finding his brother through the help of Wayne and friends, who all end up at a pub where it is revealed that Barky and Wace's mother left the family fifteen years earlier and that Wace hastened his father's death after he was struck down by a stroke. Barky also crosses paths with his ex-girlfriend, Lanny, and manages to rekindle the relationship.


      Cast


      Marty Denniss as Barky
      Hugh Jackman as Wace
      Joel Edgerton as Wayne
      Andrew Wholley as Coppa
      Leah Vandenberg as Lanny
      Aaron Blabey as Trunny
      Paul Dawber as Father
      Roy Billing as Ticket Officer


      Production


      The film was shot in the streets of Newtown, Millers Point, and Chippendale, New South Wales, including inside Bob Gould's bookshop in Newtown and the Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills. The title of the movie refers to the King's Hotel, a fictional hotel in which most of the movie takes place.


      Box office


      Erskineville Kings grossed $183,691 at the box office in Australia.


      Home entertainment


      The film has been released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment.


      See also


      Cinema of Australia


      References




      External links


      Erskineville Kings at IMDb

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