''Dead Europe'' is a 2012 Australian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Tony Krawitz. It is an adaptation of the 2005 novel by

Christos Tsiolkas Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is especially known for '' The Slap'', which was both well-received critically and highly successful commercially. Several of his books have been adapted for film and t ...

of the same name. The film has received mixed reviews.

Cast

Ewen Leslie Ewen Leslie (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian actor. Career Theatre His first work on Sydney stages was performing at the Old Fitzroy Hotel theatre in Woolloomooloo. In 2007 he was cast by Philip Seymour Hoffman in ''Riflemind'', a play ...

as Isaac *

Marton Csokas Marton Paul Csokas (, ; born 30 June 1966) is a New Zealand actor of film, stage, and television. A graduate of the Toi Whakaari drama school, he has worked extensively in Australia and Hollywood, along with his native country, and often portr ...

as Nico *

Kodi Smit-McPhee Kodi Smit-McPhee (born 13 June 1996) is an Australian actor. He gained recognition as a child actor for his leading roles in '' The Road'' (2009) and '' Let Me In'' (2010). He provided the voice of the title character in stop-motion animations ...

as Josef *

Jean-François Balmer Jean-François Balmer (born 18 April 1946 in Valangin) is a Switzerland, Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in France, French Film, cinema, television and stage productions since the early 1970s. Theater Filmography Cinema Televisio ...

as Gerry *

Yigal Naor Igal Naor (; born ) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor. Biography Naor was born in Givatayim, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from Iraq. He has appeared in the American films ''Munich'', ''Green Zone'' and '' Rendition''. ...

as Syd * William Zappa as Vassily *

Françoise Lebrun Françoise Lebrun (born 18 August 1944) is a French actress. Career She has appeared in many movies, and is especially known for her role as Veronika in Jean Eustache's '' The Mother and the Whore'' (1973). She has worked with other direc ...

as Leah * Thanos Samaras as Andreas * Danae Skiadi as Giulia * Coral Amiga as Yvette *

Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo ( Adetokunbo; born December 6, 1994) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His size, speed, and strength have earned him the nick ...

as Neighbour's Son * Christian Manon as Voice

Reception

''Dead Europe'' received mixed to positive reviews, earning a 63% approval rating on

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. Julie Rigg of ''

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'' gave a positive review and called it "one of the most disturbing, and intelligent, Australian films for a long time." Tim Robey of ''

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'' also gave a positive review, calling the movie a "promising drama of alienation that slides into portentousness." Joel Walsh of '' Little White Lies'' however gave a negative review, calling it "macabre, spiteful and all too bleak in its juxtaposition of generations and their transference of guilt." Peter Galvin from SBS gave the film three stars out of five, noting that the film is "dark, and emotionally claustrophobic" and is "tough to sit through". He also observes that ''Dead Europe'' "is a puzzle film, a movie where one is asked to work hard at deciphering its strangeness."

References

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