Ben Mendelsohn plays a man who returns to his childhood home to see his dying father (Bryan Brown) in Rachel...
Ben Mendelsohn plays a man who returns to his childhood home to see his dying father (Bryan Brown) in Rachel Ward's directorial debut.
"Ned (Ben Mendelsohn), a writer, leaves the city and drives with his girlfriend Toni (Maeve Dermody) to the isolated property where Bruce (Bryan Brown), his father, is dying. Living with Bruce is Ned’s younger sister, Sally (Rachel Griffiths). Toni, bored and increasingly hostile, is an unsympathetic hanger-on, as dark secrets from the family’s past are gradually revealed – secrets that involve the young Ned (Scott O’Donnell) and his twin sister, ‘beautiful’ Kate (Sophie Lowe)." (Sydney Film Festival)
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87 %30 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
64 %12,646 reviewsAudience score rating
"Ward weaves a deft hidden family tragedy, but you'll see the revelations coming a country mile away."
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Total Film
Total Film"Rachel Ward's directorial debut is well acted and handsomely shot by Andrew Commis, but it goes nowhere."
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The Age
The Age"Ward's tough-minded and uniquely Australian version of Southern Gothic does reward your perseverance by at last making you care."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"Beguiles almost to the last frame."
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Independent
Independent"A powerful tale of forbidden love, isolation and making peace with the past. Beautiful Kate is truly hypnotic."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineBeautiful Kate | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Australia
