Animal Kingdom is an Australian drama film which was released to limited U.S. theaters on August 13, 2010. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January of 2010, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313092/awardshttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313092/releaseinfo The film is written and directed by David Michôd, who previously co-directed the 2008 documentary Solo.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1297301/ Animal Kingdom was filmed in Melbourne, Australia.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313092/ The tagline of the film is, “A crime story.”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313092/ Animal Kingdom was released on DVD on January 11, 2011.http://www.moviefone.com/movie/animal-kingdom/10024299/main

In its opening week, Animal Kingdom was released to seven theaters across the U.S., and grossed over 97 thousand dollars.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=animalkingdom.htm The film remained in U.S. theaters for 21 weeks; in its widest release, the film was screened in 61 theaters.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=animalkingdom.htm As of January 2011, the film has grossed over one million dollars domestically, and over 5.7 million dollars worldwide.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=animalkingdom.htm

The nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony were announced on Tuesday, December 14, 2010.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20449442,00.html Animal Kingdom garnered one nomination, for Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Jacki Weaver).http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/

A young man involved in a criminal family enterprise is manipulated by a police officer who wants to take down the whole family from the inside. Trying to disentangle himself from his toxic relatives, he agrees to cooperate with police, but begins to question who has his best interests at heart. The theatrical trailer features the tagline, “A family of criminals, hunted by police. But their greatest threat comes from within.”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5BsYRmMfus

• Ben Mendelsohn: Andrew 'Pope' Cody
• Joel Edgerton: Barry Brown
• Guy Pearce: Leckie
• Luke Ford: Darren Cody
• Jacki Weaver: Janine Cody
• Sullivan Stapleton: Craig Cody
• James Frecheville: Joshua 'J' Cody
• Dan Wyllie: Ezra White
• Anthony Hayes: Det. Justin Norris
• Laura Wheelwright: Nicky Henry
• Mirrah Foulkes: Catherine Brown
• Justin Rosniak: Det. Randall Roache
• Susan Prior: Alicia Henry
• Clayton Jacobson: Gus Emery
• Anna Lise Phillips: Justine Hopperhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1313092/

• "That realism bolsters “Animal Kingdom” at every turn. It lives up to a warning uttered in the early stages that all criminals must come undone. But Michod’s riveting drama never unravels, holding us in a vice grip until we’re practically begging to be set free."—Sean O'Connell of Hollywood Newshttp://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/09/24/indie-darlings-animal-kingdom-and-bran-nue-dae-in-theaters/

• "...a wrenching, deeply disturbing drama about a kid who finds that his relatives are conscienceless crooks...What elevates “Animal Kingdom” to something special are the performances."—Robert W. Butler of The Kansas City Starhttp://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/23/2243559/animal-kingdom-a-haunting-dysfunctional.html

• "It feels both genuinely lived-in and slightly surreal, aided in no small part by Antony Partos’ terrifically foreboding score and an entirely credible cast."—William Goss of Orlando Weeklyhttp://www2.orlandoweekly.com/film/review.asp?rid=15237