poster movie

Pure Shit

Humour... in a black vein

6.2 average rating
★★★★★
6.2
English / 83 MIN. / 1975

The Genres

The Synopsis

Four young heroin addicts scour the streets of Melbourne in search of some good-quality narcotics – or as they call it, 'pure shit’. In the space of 48 hours, a friend dies of an overdose, they are ripped off by criminals and arrested and assaulted by police. They bungle a break-in, get chased by hooligans and one is sent to a methadone clinic. The search for drugs veers between farce and tragedy, but it never stops.

The Cast

Anne HetheringtonHelen GarnerCarol PorterPhil MotherwellJohn LaurieGary WaddellJames Williamson

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