1973, Australia, the outskirts of Melbourne. Twelve year-old Lee is living with her grandmother, brother and uncle in Honor Park, a forgotten suburb at the end of the train tracks. In the midst of a searing heat wave her father returns home following a long absence. The return of the patriarch will force Lee’s family to confront its legacy of abuse. King Brown is a visceral exploration of inherited dysfunction and toxic masculinity.
‘It’s like hell on earth. Makes you think we ain’t supposed to live here. Humans, I mean. When the ground is tinder-dry like this, all you need is one spark and we’re up in flames. I’ve seen the sky rain ash. Looked like snow, or what I imagine snow would look like’.