Kiss or Kill

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Kiss or Kill ★★ 1997 (R)

Thieves/ con artists and lovers Nikki (O'Connor) and Al (Day) head out across the Australian desert towards Perth when one of their schemes results in death. Since they've also got a videotape showing football player Zipper Doyle (Langrishe) engaged in pedophile activity, he's on their trail as are a couple of cops. But trouble also seems to follow them—everywhere the duo spend the night a dead body appears the next morning and soon the lovers begin wondering about each other. Quirky characters and fine performances from all concerned, even if the emotional core of the film is somewhat cold. 95m/C VHS . AU Frances O'Connor, Matt(hew) Day, Chris Haywood, Barry Otto, Max Cullen, Andrew S. Gilbert, Barry Langrishe, Jennifer Cluff; D: Bill Bennett; W: Bill Bennett; C: Malcolm McCulloch. Australian Film Inst. '97: Director (Bennett), Film, Film Editing, Sound, Support. Actor (Gilbert); Montreal World Film Fest. '97: Actress (O'Connor).

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