Partisan slips onto Australian screens as Fury Road holds its own

June 2015 opens with Fury Road thundering along happily, while Partisan is pretty modest
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Partisan, the first feature from Ariel Kleiman, written with Sarah Cyngler, produced by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw,  has arrived in Australia after taking the cinematography award for Germaine McKimming at Sundance. The picture is about the relationship between a child and his father who trains him to kill, and is supported by the tagline, ‘Protect the ones you love.’

Warp Films Australia, the lead production company, is closely involved with Madman, has Enterprise money from Screen Australia, and produced Snowtown, the debut feature from Justin Kurzel, who was in competition at Cannes with Macbeth.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.