He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001)

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand: Directed by Richard Lowenstein. With Noah Taylor, Emily Hamilton, Romane Bohringer, Sophie Lee. A nightmare chase through hell in a never-ending, unrequited daisy chain of desire…

“A great Aussie film successfully continuing the tradition of character based humour that made shows such as the BBCu0026#39;s u0026#39;The Young Onesu0026#39; so successful. The protagonistu0026#39;s frequent housing changes and philosophical musings are entertaining and while there isnu0026#39;t so much as an overall plot to tie it all together, you are absorbed by the gripping personalities of the characters. The film contains every sort of bizarre and twisted personality imaginable and flaunts them in a parade of pagan rituals, drug abuse, vaguely criminal activity and postmodern angst. However much of the humour relies on an understanding of Australian stereotypes and only viewers who are able to connect Queensland with cane toads and right wing military nut jobs, Melbourne with gangland crime and dodgy police, and Sydney with anal retentives, will appreciate the farcical situations that arise. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot nearly as gritty as u0026#39;Trainspottingu0026#39; but if the bizarre lives and apathetic self discovery of that appealed to you then youu0026#39;ll probably appreciate u0026#39;He Died with a Felafel in His Handu0026#39; as well. Not for people who arenu0026#39;t prepared to accept subtlety in films.”