Dead Europe

This article is about the 2012 film. For the 2005 novel, see Dead Europe (novel).

Dead Europe is a 2012 Australian drama film directed by Tony Krawitz.^[2] It is an adaptation of the 2005 novel by Christos Tsiolkas of the same name. The film has received mixed reviews.

Dead Europe
Film poster
Directed by	Tony Krawitz
Screenplay by	Louise Fox
Based on	Novel: Christos Tsiolkas
Produced by	Lilette Botasi
Starring	Ewen Leslie Kodi Smit-McPhee
Cinematography	Germain McMicking
Edited by	Alexandre de Franceschi Scott Gray
Music by	Jed Kurzel
Production company	See-Saw Films
Distributed by	Transmission Films[1]
Release date	14 June 2012 (2012-06-14) (Sydney)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Australia
Languages	English Greek

Cast

• Ewen Leslie as Isaac
• Marton Csokas as Nico
• Kodi Smit-McPhee as Josef
• Jean-François Balmer as Gerry
• Yigal Naor as Syd
• William Zappa as Vassily
• Françoise Lebrun as Leah
• Thanos Samaras as Andreas
• Danae Skiadi as Giulia
• Coral Amiga as Yvette
• Giannis Antetokounmpo as Neighbour's Son
• Christian Manon as Voice

Reception

Dead Europe received mixed to positive reviews, earning a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Julie Rigg of ABC Online gave a positive review and called it "one of the most disturbing, and intelligent, Australian films for a long time."^[3] Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph also gave a positive review, calling the movie a "promising drama of alienation that slides into portentousness."^[4]

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."^[5]

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."^[6]