Dead Europe

Dead Europe is a 2012 Australian drama film directed by Tony Krawitz. It is an adaptation of the 2005 novel by Christos Tsiolkas with the same name. Peter Galvin from SBS gave the film three stars out of five, noting that the film is "dark, and emotionally claustrophobic" and is "tough to sit through". He also observes that Dead Europe "is a puzzle film, a movie where one is asked to work hard at deciphering its strangeness." Cast Ewen Leslie as Isaac Marton Csokas as Nico Kodi Smit-McPhee as Josef Jean-François Balmer as Gerry Yigal Naor as Syd William Zappa as Vassily Françoise Lebrun as Leah Thanos Samaras as Andreas Danae Skiadi as Giulia Coral Amiga as Yvette Giannis Antetokounmpo as Neighbour's Son Christian Manon as Voice Reception Dead Europe received mixed to positive reviews, earning a 63% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Julie Rigg of ABC Online gave a positive review and called it "one of the most disturbing, and intelligent, Australian films for a long time." Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph also gave a positive review, calling the movie a "promising drama of alienation that slides into portentousness."