Erskineville Kings

– Barky, 25, lost soul, left home two years ago to escape his abusive father leaving behind everything..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Erskineville Kings (1999)

Barky, 25, lost soul, left home two years ago to escape his abusive father leaving behind everything in the world that was important to him; now that his father's dead, he thinks it's safe to come home.

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Release Date:

23 Sep 1999

Language:

English

Director:

Alan White

Writer:

Marty Denniss (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Marty Denniss, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Wholley, Aaron Blabey

Plot:

Barky, a lost soul of 25, returns from the Australian cane fields to his hometown, inner-city Erskineville. Barky left two years ago to escape his drunken and abusive father, leaving behind everything in the world that was important to him. His brother Wace. His girlfriend Lanny. His life. Now that his father's dead, he thinks it's safe to come home, but Barky soon discovers that if staying home was hard, coming home is harder. Wace is bitter. Barky ran away just like their mother. Wace toughed it out. Alone he stood by his dying father. After two years and no explanation, can Lanny take Barky back? With everything on the line will Barky choose again to leave it all behind? In the King's Hotel the two brothers try to make sense out of life after their father's death. Beer, anger and pain prove to be a dangerous mix.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10