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Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years, convincing him that the air outside is poisonous. After a visit from his estranged father, circumstances force Bubby into the waiting world, a place which is just as unusual to him as he is to the world.
Bubby has been locked in his tiny apartment by his abusive mother for 35 years. When he finally escapes, he is a childlike figure navigating the bizarre and often brutal adult world for the first time. His journey is one of shock, confusion, and a desperate search for connection and understanding, leading to increasingly surreal and disturbing encounters.
Bad Boy Bubby is a highly divisive and experimental film, often described as a challenging but unforgettable cinematic experience. While its extreme content and unconventional narrative have polarized audiences and critics, it is widely recognized for its unique artistic vision and the powerful, disturbing performance by Nicholas Hope.
A surreal and provocative journey into a disturbed psyche.
Nicholas Hope delivers a tour-de-force performance as the titular character.
Challenging and often disturbing, but undeniably original and impactful.
Google audience: Viewers praise the film's originality and the unforgettable lead performance, with many finding it a disturbing yet thought-provoking experience. Some audiences found the extreme nature of the content to be overwhelming.
Winner of 8 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film and Best Actor for Nicholas Hope. It also won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
The unique visual style of the film, particularly the extreme close-ups and distorted perspectives, was achieved using a custom-built camera rig that allowed the camera to be positioned extremely close to the actors' faces.
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We see the world through the eyes of a childlike man who has been imprisoned in a squalid house since birth, ignorant of and terrified by stories of the outside and completely reliant on his mother, who beats and makes love to him. We see h...