Stars:
Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill, Lachy Hulme, Anna
Anderson, Steve Bastoni, Kate Bell, Louis Corbett,
Peter Davenport, Matt Doran, Nash Edgerton, Bob
Franklin, Hai Ha, Rel Hunt, Christopher Kirby, John
Molloy, Mick Molloy, Miranda Nation, Jonathon Pasvolsky,
Simon Scott, Christopher Shen, Kat Stewart Gary
Sweet, Damian Walshe-Howling, Edwina Wren
Directed by: Geoffrey Wright
US release date: June 15th 2007
UK release date: TBA 2007
Plot:
Melbourne, present day.
The story begins when Macbeth (Sam Worthington),
a loyal henchman, is rewarded with gifts from his
crime boss Duncan (Gary Sweet) for serving him faithfully
and performing bravely in a vicious gangland rip-off.
But these gifts are nothing compared to what Duncan
lavishes on his son Malcolm (Matt Doran).
Macbeth wonders why he bothers to stick his neck
out when Malcolm does nothing at all.
Macbeth is then visited by some extraordinary young
witches, dabblers in the occult arts, who indicate
that he shall be the new crime ‘king’.
Banquo (Steve Bastoni) won’t be of the same
standing, but he will father a ‘king’.
Macbeth is intrigued, but when Lady Macbeth (Victoria
Hill) drops the hint that they might kill Duncan
and take over the gang for themselves, he realises
he may simply be fulfilling his destiny.
Duncan is killed in Macbeth’s own home, with
Lady Macbeth providing the drugs to silence the
bodyguards and Macbeth, reluctantly, carrying out
the murder.
Suspicion for the murder falls on Malcolm and he
has to leave town. Macbeth seizes power and becomes
ruler of the gang. But still, he knows there may
be rivals. The madness that drove Macbeth to kill
Duncan now compels him to dispose of Banquo, followed
by Macduff (Lachy Hume), or at least his young family,
when Macduff is not to be found.
Some of the gang members begin to have their doubts
about Macbeth’s regime. Macbeth’s wife
is particularly affected by the brutal killing of
Macduff’s family; after all, she’s lost
a child of her own. Perhaps she isn’t as ruthless
as she thought; perhaps Macbeth is more ruthless
than he thought?
Meanwhile, Malcolm returns and joins forces with
Macduff and war is waged.
While Macbeth waits for the blow to come, his wife
commits suicide, leaving him and the rump of his
men to take on his enemies who storm his country
house, using all the power they can procure, including
a corrupt police force. Macbeth fights like a man
possessed, becoming bolder as the situation worsens.
He is a mighty warrior. But will it be enough?
Official
"Macbeth" website: www.macbeththefeaturefilm.com.au/
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