The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Brett, out of prison on parole, returns to his family home to catch up with his mother and brothers. The day takes a bad turn when the brothers start drinking and doing drugs, embarking on a night that they will have difficulty living down.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen SewellScreenplay
- Rowan WoodsDirector
Cast
- David WenhamBrett Sprague
- Toni ColletteMichelle
- Lynette CurranSandra Sprague
- John PolsonGlenn Sprague
- Anthony HayesStevie Sprague
- Jeanette CroninJackie
- Anna Lise PhillipsNola
- Pete SmithGeorge
- Sal SharahNick
- Lawrence WoodwardJailer
- Peter HehirGraham Newman
- Andrew HeysSparrow
Stills
Themes
sydney, australiaaustraliaprisonerbrotherpsychopathparole board