The Justice of Bunny King

Name: The Justice of Bunny King
Genre: Drama
Released: September 23, 2022
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Amelie Baynes, Angus Stevens, Bridie Sisson, Essie Davis, Harry Adams

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FilmRise | Release Date: September 23, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Amelie Baynes, Angus Stevens, Bridie Sisson, Essie Davis, Harry Adams, Kiri Naik, Lively Nili, Semu Filipo, Thomasin McKenzie, Xana Tang

Summary: Bunny King (Essie Davis), a headstrong mother of two with a sketchy past, earns her keep by washing windows at traffic lights. Using her razor-sharp wit to charm money from gridlocked motorists, she saves every cent to get back the custody of her kids. After promising her daughter a birthday party, Bunny must fight the social services andBunny King (Essie Davis), a headstrong mother of two with a sketchy past, earns her keep by washing windows at traffic lights. Using her razor-sharp wit to charm money from gridlocked motorists, she saves every cent to get back the custody of her kids. After promising her daughter a birthday party, Bunny must fight the social services and break the rules to keep her word, but in doing so risks losing her children altogether. Accompanied by her niece Tonya (Thomasin McKenzie), a fierce teenager running away from home, Bunny is in a race against the clock and headed towards an epic showdown with the authorities.… Expand

Director: Gaysorn Thavat

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 101 min

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Sep 23, 2022

Everything in The Justice of Bunny King—the clothes, the car, the decor, Bunny's sharpened eyeliner pencil, the plastic cake box, the worn-out bra—hasn't been carefully placed in the frame. They were there before the camera started rolling, and they will be thereafter. Read full review

The Playlist Jason Bailey

Sep 22, 2022

Mckenzie is a good match as an actor, countering Davis’s big emotions with a quieter turn and more introverted but no less affecting. She isn’t afraid of the difficult contradictions of the character, and by the film’s end, we’re struck by how much everyday horror this young woman shoulders and sucks up. Read full review

Karen Gordon

Sep 27, 2022

The Justice of Bunny King, which follows the story of a woman at odds with the system, is a showcase for the superb Australian actress Essie Davis. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Sep 22, 2022

If the movie itself can be as clumsy and erratic as its heroine — especially during a third act that tries to split the difference between the Dardenne brothers and “Dog Day Afternoon” — Davis’ performance holds it all together with the power of centrifugal force, the actress spinning in circles of joy and rage so fast that you couldn’t get up from your seat even if you wanted to. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Sep 22, 2022

It’s a delicate scenario that treats its characters with the respect and complexity they deserve. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Sep 22, 2022

The strength of the writing is in portraying Bunny’s reality, allowing us to wonder – like the social workers – whether she really is a reliable parent. This is thoughtful film-making, though I didn’t quite buy into the explosion of drama at the end. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Sep 29, 2022

A grim social-realist drama from New Zealand that labors to twist its narrative into a redemptive arc, The Justice of Bunny King has an unsteady tone to match its ungainly title. Read full review

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