Macbeth (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Geoffrey Wright |
| Produced by | Martin Fabinyi |
| Written by |
Victoria Hill Geoffrey Wright |
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
| Starring |
Sam Worthington Victoria Hill Lachy Hulme Gary Sweet Steve Bastoni Mick Molloy |
| Cinematography | Will Gibson |
| Edited by | Jane Usher |
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| Distributed by | Arclight Films (Theatrical) Madman Entertainment (DVD) |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Macbeth is a 2006 Australian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast led by Sam Worthington in the title role. Macbeth, filmed in Melbourne and Victoria, was released in Australia on 21 September 2006.
Wright and Hill wrote the script, which — although it uses a modern-day Melbourne gangster setting, and the actors deliver the dialogue in Australian accents — largely maintains the language of the original play.
Macbeth was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006.
In the Melbourne underworld, Macbeth, a loyal underboss to his crime boss, Duncan, is told by teenage witches that he will assume power. Driven by their prophecy, his wife plans to kill Duncan and take the leadership. Macbeth's obsessive love for her leads him to agree to her murderous plan, but he finds that maintaining his power will require a lot more from him.
In a cemetery the Weird Sisters, three school girl witches, are destroying and defacing headstones and statues, while close by Lady Macbeth weeps beside a headstone marked "beloved son" and Macbeth stands by. The three witches plan to meet with Macbeth later, and leave the cemetery.
Macbeth leads Duncan's gang to a drug deal with Macdonwald and his men. In a gunfight between the gangs, all of Macdonwald's gang are killed. While chasing two gunmen, Banquo and Macbeth are led to the Cawdor Club. They seize the club and kill the owner.
Duncan hands the club over to Macbeth, and Macbeth and Banquo celebrate by drinking the club's alcohol and taking pills found on a table. During this drug trip Macbeth meets the three witches, who prophesy that he will soon be in Duncan's position with control over the gang. He tells his wife this, though she doubts he has it in him to take over Duncan's position. Later when she learns that Duncan will be dining and staying at their house, she plots with her husband to kill him.
Lady Macbeth drugs Duncan's bodyguards, and while they sleep Macbeth takes their knives and kills Duncan, framing the guards. Macduff comes to Inverness and finds Duncan murdered in his bed. Before the bodyguards can profess their innocence Macbeth shoots them. Malcolm, Duncan's son, immediately suspects Macbeth as having something to do with his father's death and flees.
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