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Movie Info

In 1997 an Australian university student injects her boyfriend with heroin at a dinner party. Despite the fact that the guests at the party knew her plan, no one warned him.

Genre:

crime, drama, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English (Australia)
Director:

Sotiris Dounoukos
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 25, 2017
Runtime:

1h 42m

Cast & Crew

Maggie Naouri
Anu Singh

Jerome Meyer
Joe Cinque

Sotiris Dounoukos
Director

Critic Reviews for Joe Cinque's Consolation

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (4)

Dounoukos's project with the film adaptation [of Helen Garner's book] seems apparent: to give [the real life Anu] Singh a more ethically complex position within the [true crime] story.

August 25, 2018 | Full Review…

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
The Blue Lenses
To the extent that they went in search of an honourable ambiguity, they have succeeded, but there may have been a stronger, more complex film in staying close to Garner's book.

October 13, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
Naming the film after the book seems to me a rather cynical exercise in brand association - moreso considering Garner herself was not involved, did not attend the premiere, and seems to have distanced herself from the film.

October 13, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Luke Buckmaster
Guardian
Jerome Meyer and Maggie Naouri are terrific as Joe and Anu, heading a little-known cast that rises to grapple with this draining drama.

October 7, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Stephen Romei
The Australian
[Consolation] is a dark and thought-provoking film that will linger with you long after the credits roll.

November 20, 2017 | Full Review…

Jason Di Rosso
The Final Cut
The crime itself are like a train wreck in slow motion-you can see the crash about to happen, and yet you can't look away.

September 15, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Keeva Stratton
Rescu (Australia)
Perhaps it's not possible to translate the gonzo narrator, leading us into a dark-edged forest and getting lost with us, to cinema. Perhaps the material really cried out for a documentary treatment.

July 19, 2017 | Full Review…

Lauren Carroll Harris
Kill Your Darlings
Fares best as a careful portrait of a woman unravelling in an extreme manner.

February 23, 2017 | Full Review…

Sarah Ward
Screen International
A misanthropist's delight, this unflattering portrait of Australian society truly gets under the skin.

January 1, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Shane Slater
AwardsCircuit.com
A movie that disturbs and fascinates in equal measure about the corruption of accountability within a community infested by a culture of death.

November 17, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Matthew Pejkovic
Matt's Movie Reviews
...an unconventional mystery...

October 13, 2016 | Full Review…

Travis Johnson
FILMINK (Australia)
If the story wasn't true you'd dismiss the fiction as ludicrous ... Low-key, adult, disturbing and compelling.

October 13, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

CJ Johnson
Film Mafia