Local release details are pending.Ĭrucial to the film rising above the ranks of horror also-rans is the outstanding central performance of Airlie Dodds, who impressed as a free-spirited temp teacher in the recent Austrlian comedy “Book Week.” Dodds plays it convincingly tough, terrified and tender by turns as Kayla, a sensible young student suffering from epilepsy. Debuting in Asia at BiFan after screenings in Brussels Fantastic Festival and Edinburgh, these “Furies” are certain to be let loose at many more genre-related events, and also have a shot at theatrical exposure in Australia and beyond. A pacy tale about kidnapped women being butchered by mutant monstrosities while sickos pay to watch online, this well-produced Ozploitation effort has the heavy-duty gore to excite horror hounds and packs enough of a girl-power punch to avoid dismissal as just another misogynist slasher movie. An above-average riff on the reliable “hunting humans for sport” scenario that’s been around at least as far as 1932’s RKO thriller “The Most Dangerous Game,” “ The Furies” marks a solid feature debut for Aussie writer-director Tony D’Aquino.
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