There are certainly shades of the addictive true crime documentary formula that has swept the world in the buzzed-about New Zealand/Australia co-production Gloriavale. From its handsome, wintry cinematography to its eerie use of archival footage
Movie review: Gloriavale
By Tom Augustine
2 mins to read
Sharon Ready in the new documentary Gloriavale, in cinemas now.
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There's a sense, perhaps, that the film runs out of steam in its final moments, lacking a sense of resolution hindered by the ongoing nature of the court cases underway against Gloriavale.
Thankfully, the astonishing openness and anguish of the participants ensures that the lingering mood of Gloriavale is one of simmering anger at delayed justice, an important perspective on an ongoing issue regularly swept under the rug.
Directors: Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth
Running time: 89 minutes
Rating: M (Sexual abuse themes)
Verdict: Shines much needed light on our nation's darkest issue.
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