94 mins |
Rated
R
*** SCREENING HELD AT THE MAD SNAKE CAFE***
NEVER LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD YARN.
Standover man, repentant underworld
executioner and inventive raconteur, Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read is Australia's most infamous excriminal. He is also one of the country's most popular authors. Inspired by the books by Chopper Read, and informed by study of police records, court transcripts, news coverage and interviews with police and prison workers, CHOPPER is an original screenplay by Andrew Dominik. CHOPPER is not a bio-pic, but a multi-sided examination of the pathology of a complex and violent man. A man who becomes a cult figure thanks to a colourful imagination and a wicked, old-world sense of humour.
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*** SCREENING HELD AT THE MAD SNAKE CAFE***
NEVER LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD YARN.
Standover man, repentant underworld
executioner and inventive raconteur, Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read is Australia's most infamous excriminal. He is also one of the country's most popular authors. Inspired by the books by Chopper Read, and informed by study of police records, court transcripts, news coverage and interviews with police and prison workers, CHOPPER is an original screenplay by Andrew Dominik. CHOPPER is not a bio-pic, but a multi-sided examination of the pathology of a complex and violent man. A man who becomes a cult figure thanks to a colourful imagination and a wicked, old-world sense of humour.