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Friday, October 1, 2010

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988) John Hillcoat

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)

Genre: Drama
Director: John Hillcoat
Country: Australia
Language: English
Subtitles: French (.srt file)
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Length: 90mn
File: Dvdrip Mp4 - 704x528 - 25fps - 720mb

Description
The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increasingly brutalised until they erupt in violence. Dark and macabre, and based in truth, the story is told in a traditional dramatic style combined with telephone interviews and narration.

Manages to instill in the viewer a true sense of claustrophobia and unease. The violent scenes are some of the most graphic i've ever seen and especially the scene with the guard in the cage gives me the shivers of impending dread whenever i watch it. Also the use of tattoo as punishment is another horrible thought. Nick Cave is brilliantly unhinged in his role and the scenes of him drawing on the walls in his own blood will be oddly believable to anyone who ever saw some of the more ferocious birthday party gigs of the early 80s. A truly original movie that is only half the film that Cave's script was meant to portray........

The soundtrack (by Nick Cave etc) is also brilliantly effective.

IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095217/