Crawl is a 2013 Australian character-driven thriller starring George Shevtsov, Bob Newman and Georgina Haig.
A seedy, small-town bar-owner hires a mysterious Croatian to murder an acquaintance over an unpaid debt. The crime is carried out, but a planned double-crossing backfires and an innocent waitress is caught in the crossfire. Now a hostage in her own home, the young woman is driven to desperate measures in a frantic bid for survival.
A stylish, atmospheric neo-noir with shades of Blood Simple and Red Rock West, CRAWL is the debut feature of Australian brothers Paul and Ben China. Darkly humorous, unrelenting and capped off by a blood-curdling and unforgettable climax, your nerves won’t let you forget CRAWL!
- Won Festival Trophy Awards for: Best Actress Georgina Haig, Best Director, Best Cinematography – Screamfest 2011.
Special Features
- Director's Commentary
- Cast Interviews
- FrightFest Q&A
- Trailers
Crawl Movie Reviews
“Not since the Coen Brothers Blood Simple has there been a more exciting thriller debut… A nail-bitingly effective study in slow-burning terror… Scary, Sly, and Sexy… A twisted and skilful homage to film noir" Alan Jones, FrightFest
“A fantastic achievement in ratcheting up tension and suspense" Ain't it Cool News
“A thrilling cinematic work crafted with dark nuance and graceful skill, Crawl is a film brimming with the promise of things to come for director Paul China and star Georgina Haig. Their collaboration on this home-grown, noirish white-knuckler, alongside such veteran talents as co-star George Shevtsov and cinematographer Brian Breheny, has resulted in a debut effort that deserves consideration for program strands and global festival recognition…” SBS Film
“There are traces of the Coen brothers crawling all over Crawl, from the opening gas station sequence – a riff on No Country For Old Men’s coin toss – to its gallery of criminals and drifters populating the Aussie town where wholesome barmaid Marilyn (Georgina Haig) is caught in the wake of a murderous double-cross and taken hostage by a Croatian cowboy (George Shevtsov). Stylish, slow-burning and veering into torture territory, British director Paul China’s debut feature is crammed with tension yet light on action.The result is gory and stark..” Total Film
“Every single scene is choreographed to perfection… filled with suspense and dark humor” Lowdown Magazine