Sparra Farrell gets out of prison hoping to put his past behind him. But he finds it’s a door that's never closed. A tense, psychologically driven crime thriller in which one man discovers the biggest obstacle to putting the past behind him is himself, Cut Snake burst onto the big screen in September 2015.
It’s 1973 and Sparra Farrell, a fiercely private man in his late twenties has recently gotten out of prison and moved to a new city in an attempt to start a new life and escape his old one. He has found honest work and become engaged to a beautiful girl, Paula. But when Pommie, a brutal man in his mid-thirties, tracks him down, speaking ominously of “unfinished business” between them, Sparra realises he’ll have to fight to keep the past from ruining his future. And his task isn’t an easy one!
Pommie is ruthless and charming and soon inveigles his way into Sparra’s house. Paula is at first delighted by Pommie. He is the perfect houseguest and he tantaslising drops hints into Sparra’s mysterious history. She has no idea her fiancé has been in prison with this man. When Pommie learns that Sparra intends to marry Paula, he ramps up his campaign to lure Sparra back into crime, planning to incriminate Sparra in the robbery of a nightclub. The outcome of this action will lead to betrayal and murder, with Sparra forced to battle not just Pommie, but his own private demons, to save Paula and himself.
Produced by Matchbox Pictures, supported through our Production Investment funding and directed by Tony Ayres, Cut Snake stars Sullivan Stapleton, Alex Russell and Jessica De Gouw.
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