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The surprise Australian hit of the Venice Film Festival
A low budget Australian film about serial killers has become an unexpected darling of the Venice Film Festival
Stephanie Bunbury joined Fairfax after studying fine arts and film at university, but soon discovered her inner backpacker and obeyed that call. She has spent the past two decades flitting between Europe and Australia, writing about film, culture high and low and the arts.
A low budget Australian film about serial killers has become an unexpected darling of the Venice Film Festival
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