Two detectives are assigned to solve a series of grisly murders of children. However, when their investigation leads them towards someone in their own squad room as the killer, the female detective edges on a total breakdown as she loses faith in her fellow officers. The film explores the decadence and corruption that exists in the police force.
Acting
Belinda McClory's unraveling—raw, unglamorous, unforgettable.
Direction
Hewitt's claustrophobic squad room becomes a pressure cooker.
Director
Jon Hewitt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on a shoestring in Melbourne with real police stations as locations, giving it accidental documentary texture.
Part of a grim 90s wave of Australian crime cinema—think Romper Stomper's ugly cousin—largely forgotten until recent cult rediscovery.
AU
