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Limbo

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Travis Hurley (Simon Baker), a detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths begin to unfold about the events of the murder, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case from the family, the witnesses and interviews with the brother of the chief suspect.
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Critics Consensus

Limbo probes Aboriginal injustices with a patient eye, using the scars of history as the backdrop and basis for a powerfully minimalist mystery.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 03/25/2024
The narrative invariably feels like merely a framework for Sen’s carefully cultivated black-and-white mood, immersing us in a parched, faded world of loss, anger and hiding. Go to Full Review
Christy Lemire FilmWeek (LAist) 03/23/2024
There's a beautiful bleakness to it. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 03/23/2024
It's a strong movie. There are very few movies that I've seen from Australia that play this story up. Go to Full Review
Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene Aug 8
B
Everyone has heard the old saw that it’s not the destination but rather the journey that matters. That’s certainly the case with “Limbo,” which I found weirdly compelling despite its lack of resolution. Go to Full Review
Cameron Ritter Geek Vibes Nation Jul 20
8/10
A masterwork of crime storytelling that takes you far beyond the case and into the underlying depressive state that sinks its teeth into the victims long after they’ve lost hope. Go to Full Review
Joseph Tomastik Loud and Clear Reviews 12/08/2024
2.5/5
Almost every single second of Limbo is completely devoid of anything other than a static delivery that goes no deeper than the thinnest surface. Go to Full Review
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Kevin L @Lakeman Jan 24 Strong work by the director, writer, and cast. Very pertinent themes here of indigenous peoples being still systemically impoverished, disenfranchised, and refused justice as opposed to what the experience is for the racial/cultural majority. 3.3 stars See more Alain E @AlainE Jan 23 An exercise in "progressive " stereotypes. The cop who reopens the case is a tough loner, covered in tattoos. At the end of the day he relaxes shooting some heroin as I assume every reasonable police officer does. When his original unassuming Toyota gets damaged he is almost left without transportation EXCEPT there is an old huge Chevrolet to complete his equipment. The rest of the story and the other characters are as naturalistic. I wasted 47 minutes. There are 61 more to go. Good luck! See more Jay J @Jay26 Jan 9 Do yourself a favour and sit with this one, its meaning runs deep. See more john b Oct 31 Interesting but slow and no ending. Did a good job of showing how bleak it was living in an almost deserted mining town. Simon Baker looks bad with his hair cut off. See more Les N Aug 12 A good old Aussie movie about the about the Outback. No good for yanks unless it has a planned start, finish and ending. See more Peter F 11/29/2024 Those people who have criticized this movie as too slow, B&W, without tension, simply are unable to be attuned to what underlies the film but is given away in the title- Limbo. The cop is in limbo, the townfolk, the killer when finally identified. And certainly the family torn apart by the event twenty years past. And really, the whole aboriginal culture is portrayed in stasis and fragmentation. For the cinematography alone this deserves praise, for its cadence, raw sparseness, and most of all its portrayals. The photography reminded me of David Byrnes' 'True Stories', though miles apart in content, of course. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Travis Hurley (Simon Baker), a detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths begin to unfold about the events of the murder, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case from the family, the witnesses and interviews with the brother of the chief suspect.
Director
Ivan Sen
Producer
Rachel Higgins, David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin, Rachel Clare Higgins, Ivan Sen
Screenwriter
Ivan Sen
Distributor
Brainstorm Media / Music Box Films
Production Co
Bunya Productions, Windalong Films
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$43.7K
Runtime
1h 48m
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