By FilmInk Staff
It’s time to go back to Kings Cross in the early 2000s…
Back in 2000, the world was different…there were these things called video stores; streaming was something you did to celebrate; Donald Trump was just a b-grade celebrity; if you said the word Kardashians, the biggest response would have been from Star Trek fans; and the movie-obsessed influence of new icons Kevin Smith and Quentin Tarantino was everywhere.
Amidst this heady swirl of things now sadly lost to time came the 2000 Australian youth comedy-drama Angst, the pithily, authentically funny brainchild of talented debut screenwriter Anthony O’Connor, and the first work of director Daniel Nettheim, who would later make his mark with top-tier TV series like The Twelve, The Tourist and The Messenger. Set in the pre-glitz-up, then-seedy borough of Sydney’s Kings Cross, Angst is the hilariously ribald tale of Dean (Sam Lewis), a cynical, unlucky-in-love video store counter-jockey who falls hard for Abi Tucker’s Goth chick May, while navigating a decidedly slacker lifestyle with his two flatmates, wannabe comedian Ian (Justin Smith) and pothead Jade (Jessica Napier).
A terrifically entertaining movie time capsule, Angst was warmly received upon its cinema release, but eventually fell right off the cinematic radar. Seemingly lost to the cruel and gristly sands of time, Angst has been duly dusted off for its overdue debut on DVD and Digital. The film will also be accompanied by a tasty suite of extras, with two featurettes (The Making of Angst; Kings Cross: Now and Then), the original trailer, SNOG’s music video for their track “Late 20th Century”; and a filmmakers’ commentary featuring director Daniel Nettheim, screenwriter Anthony O’Connor, and producer Jonathon Green.
For a chance to win a copy of Angst on DVD, simply email competitions@filmink.com.au with your favourite early 2000s movie, and why you love it. Most creative entries win. Don’t forget to include your postal address with your entry.
Angst is available now on DVD + Digital.
