SAMPLE PEOPLE - Kylie Minogue, Ben Mendelsohn - DVD

Sample People

48 hours of clubs, chaos & kebabs

Classification: MA15+

Drama, 2002, 97 minutes.

Starring Kylie Minogue, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Lyndon, David Field.

Sample People is an upbeat dramatic thriller about four groups of Sydney-siders as they seek escape routes over one sweltering weekend. Len the dreamer who stutters shyly just wants the gorgeous DJ Lush Puppy. Sem is a funky musician who has a premonition warning him that his girlfriend Cleo is in danger. He just wants to get them both out of their inner-city world. Andy is a charismatic drifter who’s conned his way through life and stolen money from his boss TT. He just wants to head up the coast with TT’s girlfriend Jess but seems to be falling deeper into a love triangle of drugs and delusion. Finally, there’s Joey, a TV affected Homeboy who reveals to his best friend Gus that he’s got a gun and will use it sooner or later. The inevitable moment will arrive when his violent gangster fantasies become reality. As the lives of our heroes become dramatically entwined, the consequences of their actions ricochet off each other. At 3am Sunday morning their paths are drawn into one final life and death climax.

Who says you can trust your friends.