Em 4 Jay

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Em 4 Jay
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Directed byAlkinos Tsilimidos
Written byDaniel Keene,
Alkinos Tsilimidos
Produced byAlkinos Tsilimidos
Paul Walton
StarringLaura Gordon
Nick Barkla
Release date
  • 9 April 2008 (2008-04-09) (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Em 4 Jay is a 2008 Australian drama film directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos. Starring Laura Gordon and Nick Barkla, the story follows the lives of two heroin addicts living in Melbourne's inner suburbs. Em 4 Jay premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 5 August 2006.[1]

Reception

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The Age's Jim Schembri gave it two stars. He concludes "Em 4 Jay is a film made with conviction by all those involved, but the cast and crew never overcome a narrative that is dirge-like in its nihilistic predictability."[2] Leigh Paatsch of The Herald Sun gave it two and a half stars, saying "All in all, Em 4 Jay scraps it out for a dishonourable draw between daring us not to care and damning us for doing exactly that."[3] George Palathingal of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it three and a half stars, saying: "Em 4 Jay doesn't give you a chance to get bored. It's not the future of Australian cinema or anything like that, but it leaves you both impressed and satisfied."[4] Variety's Russell Edwards gave it a positive review, writing "authenticity makes Em 4 Jay a Down Under low-budget triumph."[5]

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See also

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