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Bloodlock (1998) is an Australian short film directed by Nash Edgerton and Kieran Darcy-Smith, co-written by Kieran Darcy-Smith and Joel Edgerton. The 26-minute film follows a troubled young man, played by Joel Edgerton, who is held at gunpoint by a drug dealer until his family are dragged into his mess. It was filmed in Sydney, Australia.

It was released on 20th December, 1998, by Blue-Tongue Films. It was the fourth short-film to be released by Blue-tongue Films, and the production company itself was founded by Kieran Darcy-Smith, Joel Edgerton and Nash Edgerton, as well as other filmmakers in 1996. The film was nominated in 1999 by the AFI (Australian Film Institute) for best-editing in a non-feature film

Plot
The short film begins with Danny Robbertson after he finds himself in dire financial trouble. Two men, Flint and Reffo come to forcibly obtain the $2,000 debt he owes. After witnessing the physical altercation and narrowly escaping detection by Reffo and Flint, Cath reaches out to Scott, believing that he may be able to help. Upon receiving the frantic call, Scotty contemplates saving his brother.

Peter, and his other son, Paul, drive down to Danny’s house to intervene. Peter attempts to diplomatically resolve the situation, but is threatened with the gun. He offers a cheque to pay for his son’s troubles, but neither Flint nor Reffo seem satisfied with it - the amount is not enough to cover what Danny owes. He further reiterates that the amount given is all he can manage to pay, and that Reffo and Flint should settle for now. Begrudgingly, they take the deal, but it is clear that they intend to resolve the matter at a later date to get fully compensated. When the situation settles, Cath offers to sell her car, claiming that she no longer needs it,  so that Danny can get the money needed to pay his dues. Scott rushes to Danny’s home, but Flint and Reffo have already left the scene.

Distressed, Scott interrogates his brother about the situation and Peter intervenes by pushing Scott away. This results in an argument, which almost escalates into physical altercation. However, they are stopped by Chris, who reveals to Scott that Flint and Reffo are the debt collectors, and inform Scott that they are currently on their way to the bank.

Scott engages in a car chase with Flint and Reffo so that he can confront them. This sequence leads to Flint and Reffo crashing their car, and Scott retrieving Peter’s money.

We flash forward into the future, where Scott is alone in the house at night, holding a cricket bat and waiting. The scene cuts to black.

Cast

 * Amanda Crompton as Cath, Danny's partner.
 * Joel Edgerton as Danny, the main family member in debt.
 * Damien Spencer as Chris, who is held at gunpoint with Danny.
 * Simon Lyndon as Reffo, one of the debt collectors who threaten Danny.
 * Steve Le Marquand as Flint, another debt collector.
 * Kieran Darcy-Smith as Scott Robertson, Danny's brother.
 * Harold Hopkins(actor) as Peter, Danny's father who subsequently gives money to the debt collectors to protect Danny.
 * Nash Edgerton as Ian
 * Tony Lynch as Paul, who accompanies Peter to confront and help Danny.

Stunts

 * Tony Lynch
 * Nash Edgerton
 * Brett Praed
 * Steve Morris
 * Chris Mitchell
 * Nigel Harbach

Release
Bloodlock was released on 20th December 1998 in Australia.

Awards and Nominations

 * Australian Film Institute Award - 1999- nomination for Best Editing in a Non-Feature film
 * Flickerfest International Short Film Festival - 1999 - Winner of Most Popular Film
 * St. Kilda Film Festival - 1999- Winner of Short Film Competition Prize