Kiss or kill
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German title | Kiss or kill |
Original title | Kiss or kill |
Country of production | Australia |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1997 |
length | 96 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Bill Bennett |
script | Bill Bennett |
production | Bill Bennett, Jennifer Cluff, Corrie Soeterboek |
camera | Malcolm McCulloch |
cut | Henry Dangar |
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Kiss or Kill is an Australian thriller from director Bill Bennett from 1997. The film is a co-production of Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) and Bill Bennett Productions distributed by Pandora Film in Germany and celebrated on 23 April 1997 at the Sydney Film Festival its world premiere. The film opened in Australian cinemas on September 11, 1997, in US cinemas on November 11, 1997 and in German cinemas on June 4, 1998.
action
Nikki and her boyfriend Al live on the money that they take from men whom Nikki previously approached in bars and lured out. One day one of their victims dies. Before they flee, in addition to money, they also take a video cassette with them, which shows the well-known ex-football star Zipper Doyle having intercourse with a minor and which is criminally charged. The police and Zipper Doyle on their heels, they are now driving into the barren Australian Nullarbor desert . When it gets dark, they spend the night in a motel. The next morning they find the motel owner murdered, and the friendly couple who invite the two to their remote hut also do not survive the night. Now they begin to suspect each other of the murders.
backgrounds
- The shooting with a budget of around 2 million dollars took place in various locations in the state of South Australia, including in its capital Adelaide .
- Other premieres took place on August 28, 1997 at the Montréal Film Festival, on September 5, 1997 at the Toronto Film Festival and on October 2, 1997 at the New York Film Festival.
- The director, writer and producer of the film Bill Bennett made a name for himself in Australia with TV productions, especially in the 1980s. It was only in the 1990s that he began to focus more on cinema productions and became known to a wider audience worldwide with films such as "Stolen Hearts" and "In einer wilden Land".
Awards
- In 1997 the film won the AFI Award from the Australian Film Institute in the categories of Best Picture, Best Sound and Best Supporting Actor Andrew S. Gilbert.
- Also in 1997 and 1998 he received several nominations and prizes at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards and the Montréal World Film Festival, among others .
Web links
- Kiss or Kill in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kiss or Kill at Rotten Tomatoes (English)