Separation City
Directed by Australian-based New Zealander Paul Middleditch and written by
kiwi humourist Tom Scott, Separation City is a tale of marriage, bad sex and
requited love.
Simon (Joel Edgerton) is a decent bloke, living in smug and comfortable
suburbia with two children and sex life on hold, who falls for his
wife's friend Katrien (Brit actress Rhona Mitra). While their marriages fall
apart (to Danielle Cormack and Thomas Kretschmann, respectively), the pair begin
an infatuation. They fumble a number of opportunities until a meticulously
planned clandestine rendezvous in Berlin turns into a wild and crazy farce that
threatens to rip their lives apart…
Critic Reviews:
- " The unholy mess of a marriage in crisis informs an accomplished
comedy. " – Sandra Hall
- " A generous, healthy serving of much hilarity, and certainly worth the
ticket price. " – Kate Rodger
- " Some great moments of comic timing provide for a pleasant, bittersweet
comedy of errors. " – Ed Gibbs