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Chopper

Andrew Dominik

Australia2000 91min 35mm color

Synopsis

There must be a list of legendary criminals in any society. They hit the headlines and have a loyal following. Sometimes they give inspirations to novelists and filmmakers. Chopper eserves to be called as the most impersonal and powerful amongst them all. Mark, who is cruel and violent enough to be called 'Chopper' wants to be worshippeed by people by committing crimes. He induces a power game with other prisoners at a jail in Melbourne but he doesn't get any followers and to make matters worse, he's attacked by Jimmy, his best friend. Soon after he senses his life is being threatened, he urges one of the prisoners to cut his ear, to transferred to another jail. After he gets out of the jail, he commits murder convinced that he should sweep the scum of society just like the hero in Taxi Driver. Again he is thrown in jail due to his inability to distinguish between reality and fantasy, he writes about his criminal story and his life, attains wealth and famous as a legendary criminal in Australia. (JOO You-shin)

Diretor

Andrew Dominik

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Dominik? family moved to Australia when he was two years old. Since graduating from Swinburne Film School in 1988, he has gained a reputation as an innovative and talented director of music videos and commercials.