
On 26 October 1997, Australian National University student Anu Singh killed her boyfriend, Joe Cinque, by lacing his coffee with Rohypnol and injecting him with heroin at a dinner party where some of the guests had heard about the plan to murder Cinque. Despite this, none of them warned him.... (Full plot summary below)
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On 26 October 1997, Australian National University student Anu Singh killed her boyfriend, Joe Cinque, by lacing his coffee with Rohypnol and injecting him with heroin at a dinner party where some of the guests had heard about the plan to murder Cinque. Despite this, none of them warned him.
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| Matt's Movie ReviewsMatthew PejkovicA movie that disturbs and fascinates in equal measure about the corruption of accountability within a community infested by a culture of death. |
| Screen InternationalSarah WardFares best as a careful portrait of a woman unravelling in an extreme manner. |
| Kill Your DarlingsLauren Carroll HarrisPerhaps it's not possible to translate the gonzo narrator, leading us into a dark-edged forest and getting lost with us, to cinema. Perhaps the material really cried out for a documentary treatment. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanEliminating all the complexities that could make the film a gripping ride into a singular aspect the human psyche as well as a fascinating glimpse into the limitations of our justice system, Dounoukos has drained the film of its potential impact |
| sbs.com.auRochelle SiemienowiczThe middle-class undergraduate mentality of the 1990s is convincingly recreated, and the viewer can't help asking if they themselves would have been clear-headed enough to intervene. |
| Sydney Morning HeraldPaul ByrnesTo the extent that they went in search of an honourable ambiguity, they have succeeded, but there may have been a stronger, more complex film in staying close to Garner's book. |
| The Final CutJason Di Rosso[Consolation] is a dark and thought-provoking film that will linger with you long after the credits roll. |
| Rescu (Australia)Keeva StrattonThe crime itself are like a train wreck in slow motion-you can see the crash about to happen, and yet you can't look away. |
| Herald Sun (Australia)Leigh PaatschThe best stretches of the film can leave a scattered trail of scars on the memory. |
| Daily Telegraph (Australia)Vicky RoachIn the end, the success of Joe Cinque's Consolation rests almost entirely on the shoulders of its lead actress, Wentworth's Maggie Naouri. |