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{{Infobox film
| name           = Em 4 Jay
| image          = EM4JAY.jpg
| writer         = [[Daniel Keene]],<BR>[[Alkinos Tsilimidos]]
| starring       = [[Laura Gordon]]<br>[[Nick Barkla]]
| director       = [[Alkinos Tsilimidos]]
| producer       = Alkinos Tsilimidos<br>Paul Walton
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|04|09|Titanic International Filmpresence Festival}}
| runtime        = 87 minutes
| language       = English
| country        = Australia
| music          =
| budget         =
}}
'''''Em 4 Jay''''' is a 2008 Australian drama film directed by [[Alkinos Tsilimidos]]. Starring [[Laura Gordon]] and [[Nick Barkla]], the story follows the lives of two [[heroin]] addicts living in [[Melbourne]]'s inner suburbs. Em 4 Jay premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 5 August 2006.<ref>{{Citation | last = Hawker | first = Philippa | date = 5 August 2006 | title = A love story laced with lots of heroin – FILM FESTIVAL | periodical = The Age }}</ref>
==Cast==
* Chloe Armstrong as Bianca
*Jonathan auf der Heide as Shopkeeper
*[[Nick Barkla]] as Jay
*[[David Campbell (Australian musician)|David Campbell]] as Mick
*[[Laura Gordon]] as Em
*[[Jeremy Lindsay Taylor]] as Dealer
*[[Hamish Michael]] as Steve
*[[Kat Stewart]] as Janey
==Reception==
The Age's Jim Schembri gave it two stars. He concludes "Em 4 Jay is a film made with conviction by all those involved, but the cast and crew never overcome a narrative that is dirge-like in its nihilistic predictability."<ref>{{Citation | last = Schembri | first = Jim | date = 15 September 2006 | title = Em 4 Jay | periodical = The Age | url = https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/em-4-jay-20060915-ge34x7.html}}</ref> Leigh Paatsch of the Herald Sun gave it two and a half stars, saying "All in all, Em 4 Jay scraps it out for a dishonourable draw between daring us not to care and damning us for doing exactly that."<ref>{{Citation | last = Paatsch | first = Leigh | date = 14 September 2006 | title = Em 4 Jay (R18+) | periodical = Herald Sun }}</ref> George Palathingal of the [[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]] gave it three and a half stars. "Em 4 Jay doesn't give you a chance to get bored. It's not the future of Australian cinema or anything like that, but it leaves you both impressed and satisfied."<ref>{{Citation | last = Palathingal | first = George | date = 14 September 2006 | title = Love in the age of desperation | periodical = The Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> Variety's Russell Edwards gave it a positive review, writing "authenticity makes "Em 4 Jay" a Down Under low-budget triumph."<ref>{{Citation | last = Edwards | first = George | date = 21 September 2006 | title = Em 4 Jay | periodical = Variety | url = https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/em-4-jay-1200513163/}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0867284|Em4Jay}}
==See also==
*[[List of Australian films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Australian drama films]]
[[Category:2008 drama films]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Australian films]]
[[Category:English-language drama films]]
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