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Wake in Fright

After a bad gambling bet, John Grant, a bonded teacher, is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.
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Chicago Sun-Times
November 01, 2012
It is powerful, genuinely shocking and rather amazing.
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Independent (UK)
March 07, 2014
Brilliantly directed by Kotcheff, the film has the disorienting and menacing quality of Joseph Losey films such as Accident and The Servant.
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ColeSmithey.com
April 08, 2017
"Wake In Fright" is a masterpiece of energized social satire.
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Chicago Reader
November 01, 2012
A Conradian parable of a man succumbing to the wild, the film is remarkable for its raw, pointed dithe suggests, and you'll find the beast concealed behind the mask of propriety.
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Observer (UK)
March 09, 2014
Blends staged re-enactments with documentary footage of senseless slaughter to extremely distressing effect.
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Boston Globe
October 11, 2012
"Wake in Fright" is a monster movie, and the monster is us.
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HeyUGuys
March 12, 2014
Wake in Fright is an absolute must-see for fans of cult, off-kilter cinema.
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Seattle Times
October 25, 2012
Several decades later, it still chills.
Los Angeles Times
October 19, 2012
"Wake in Fright" is true horror.
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Daily Telegraph (UK)
March 07, 2014
It presents a world in which refusing a pint has violent consequences, high spirits quickly curdle, and an unspoken homoerotic undertow gets ever more disturbing.
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Philadelphia Weekly
May 03, 2015
This movie gets under your skin.
Philadelphia Inquirer
November 15, 2012
Wake in Fright is essential viewing for anyone interested in the roots of male violence.
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