Box Office: Babadook ploughs ahead, escaping Australian genre woes

While Babadook continues to scare overseas, the US release of Addicted provides a salutary comparison.
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 Mindful of the future of Australian culture, a small child forces audiences to see local films. Image: Babadook, of course.

The Babadook is becoming The Accusation That Will Not Die for the Australian film industry, as it notches up a solid win at a key festival, in an intriguing comparison with a challenging US release strategy.

The SITGES winners feature not one but two Australian successes in the very small group of films that take home the Love Catalonian Style. 

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