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Melt into a gritty world inhabited by grifters, misfits and antiheros, where the innocent become the guilty and the guilty - well, they get what they deserve.

Curated by Richard Sowada and Spiro Economopoulos

Thursday 17 September - Sunday 27 September 2009
Full $13  Concession $10
6 Session Package: Full $60, Concession $48
NB > 6 Session Packages can only be purchased by phone (03 8663 2583) or in person at the ACMI Tickets & Information Desk. All sessions must be selected at time of booking.

Right vs. Wrong. Instinct vs. Reason. Impulse vs. Temperance. The themes in this film season share the stylish and stylised conventions of the genre, playing out against a backdrop of gritty, stripped-back realism where in true noir style only the strong survive.

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