Hounds of Love
2016
· Movie
· 108 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
61–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 80, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a quiet suburb in the 1980s, a teenage girl is abducted by a disturbed couple. Held captive in their home, she quickly realizes that her survival depends on driving a wedge between the two captors. She observes their volatile relationship, identifying the vulnerable wife as her key to potential escape. The film is a tense and harrowing story of psychological manipulation and the fierce will to live.
Details
- Director
- Ben Young
- Writer
- Ben Young
- Studio
- Factor 30 Films
- Released
- 7 October 2016
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Awards
- 12 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (20) →
Awards & nominations
See all 36 →1 major award won · 12 wins from 36 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 2016 | Fedeora Award for Best Actress in a Debut Film (Venice Days) | Ashleigh Cummings | Winner |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2016 | Best Direction | Ben Young | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Ben Young | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2016 | Best Actor | Stephen Curry | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2016 | Best Actress | Emma Booth | Winner |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2016 | Best Supporting Actress | Susie Porter | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2016 | Best Cinematography | Michael McDermott | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 7th ) 2016 | Best Editing | Merlin Eden | Nominee |
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Venice Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Fedeora Award for Best Actress in a Debut Film (Venice Days) | Ashleigh Cummings | Winner |
FCCA Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Stephen Curry | Winner |
| Best Actress | Emma Booth | Winner |
| Best Actress - Supporting Role | Susie Porter | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michael McDermott | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Merlin Eden | Nominee |
| Best Film | Melissa Kelly | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Ben Young | Nominee |
AFCA Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Emma Booth | Winner |
| Best Film | Melissa Kelly | Winner |
| Best Actor | Stephen Curry | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ben Young | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Ben Young | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ashleigh Cummings | Nominee |
Brussels Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Grand Prix for Best Actress | Emma Booth | Winner |
| Grand Prix for Best Director | Ben Young | Winner |
AACTA Awards ( 7th )
10 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Emma Booth | Winner |
| Best Actor | Stephen Curry | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Michael McDermott | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Ben Young | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Merlin Eden | Nominee |
| Best Film | Melissa Kelly | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | Hayley Atherton | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | Kate Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ben Young | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Susie Porter | Nominee |
ACS Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| WA/ SA Division Awards | Michael McDermott | Winner |
ATOM Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Melissa Kelly and Ben Young | Winner |
Overlook Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film and Audience Award | Ben Young and Melissa Kelly | Winner |
ADG Award
1 nomination
| Best Direction in a Feature Film | Ben Young | Nominee |
ASE Award
1 nomination
| Best Editing in a Feature Film | Merlin Eden | Nominee |
AWGIE Award
1 nomination
| Best Original Feature Film Screenplay | Ben Young | Nominee |
Boston Underground Film Festival
1 nomination
| Audience Award for Best Feature | Ben Young | Nominee |
Munich Film Festival
1 nomination
| CineVision Award for Best Film by an Emerging Director | Ben Young | Nominee |
Screen Producers Australia
1 nomination
| Best Feature Film | Melissa Kelly | Nominee |
Transilvania International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Transilvania Trophy for Best Film | Melissa Kelly and Ben Young | Nominee |