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Blessed

Play trailer Poster for Blessed 2009,  1h 53m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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91% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Seven children become lost on the streets at night while their mothers wait for their return.

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Brandon Judell IndieWire Oct 31, 2012
Unforgiving in its shrewd relentlessness, the cast is flawless as is the direction. Go to Full Review
Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) Sep 11, 2009
4/5
Blessed is a rich, unsettling vision of the mother-child relationship, By the end, it is clear that things are not always as they seem. Sometimes it's a reversal of expectations, sometimes an unpredictable consequence. Go to Full Review
David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) Sep 9, 2009
4.5/5
Kokkinos is never backward in confronting her audience, but she's also a sensitive portrayer of emotions that are basic to us all and with this marvellous film she has created her best work so far. Go to Full Review
Thomas Caldwell Cinema Autopsy Mar 21, 2010
3/5
Blessed is uneven and overall not as good as Kokkinos's other films but it nevertheless contains some of her best work to date. Go to Full Review
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Oct 25, 2009
4/5
A slow-burning, emotionally haunting film that thrusts the bond between mother and child under a microscope. Go to Full Review
Ruth Hessey MovieTime, ABC Radio National Sep 11, 2009
Some fine talent manages to rise above flimsy scenarios in this multi-thread expose of low-rent Melbourne mothering and its bitter legacy. Surely the whole truth would call for some rays of light in these shabby lives? Go to Full Review
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Ana Kokkinos

Director

Frances O'Connor

Rhonda

Miranda Otto

Bianca

Deborra-Lee Furness

Tanya

Victoria Haralabidou

Gina

Monica Maughan

Laurel Parker

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Movie Info

Synopsis Seven children become lost on the streets at night while their mothers wait for their return.
Director
Ana Kokkinos
Producer
Al Clark
Screenwriter
Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves, Patricia Cornelius, Christos Tsiolkas
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 53m
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