Press

“The 10 best Australian films of 2021”
Paul Merrill, NME / December 2021
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‘2021 ADG Awards Nominations’
Sean Slatter, Inside Film / November 2021
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‘Australian Stories Are Back in Force’
In-depth analysis of the 2021 AACTA nominations by Andrew F Peirce, The Curb / November 2021
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‘2021 AACTA Awards Nominations’
Patrick Frater, Variety / October 2021
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★★★★
“Disclosure is a tense and all-too-raw drama that delights in its ambiguity”
Peter Gray, The AU Review / August 2021
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★★★★
“a terrific ensemble piece”
Jane Freebury, The Canberra Times / September 2021
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“DISCLOSURE: twisted by the pool”
Richard Cotter, Sydney Arts Guide / August 2021
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★★★★
“an excruciatingly intense, brilliantly created and thought-provoking work“
Reviews by Judith / August 2021
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★★★★1/2
“A tense and confronting Australian drama”
Janks Reviews / August 2021
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“One to watch out for”
Hush Hush Biz / August 2021
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★★★1/2
“This Australian onion peeler means monkey business from its opening images of a lusty, home-videoed sex scene”
Andiee Paviour, Movies to Love / August 2021
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★★★★★
“Disclosure reveals one of the best Australian filmmakers we have seen in years”
HEAVY Magazine / March 2021
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“Raw-nerve drama about sexual assault drew from personal observation, not the zeitgeist.” 
Jim Schembri interview with writer/director Michael Bentham / March 2021
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★★★1/2
“a tense and consummately acted drama”
David Stratton The Australian / March 2021
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★★★★
“There have been plenty of films about bickering couples trapped in a small space over the years. Few of them have pulled it off as well as Disclosure.”
Anthony Morris ArtsHub / March 2021
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★★★1/2
“Top acting & hot-button issues drive the searing Oz drama Disclosure“
Jim Schembri / March 2021
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“Here is an Australian drama that demands attention and considered discussion.“
Peter Malone / March 2021
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Cinema Australia / February 2021
Podcast #57 | Michael Bentham and Matilda Ridgway

Screenhub / September 2020
Adelaide Film Festival Launches More Australian Features

Inside Film / September 2020
Adelaide Film Festival to celebrate local film

★★★★
“The seemingly insolvable domestic dilemma in the plot
is likely to haunt viewers long afterward.”
Video Librarian / September 2020
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“The four actors are superb, delivering nuanced performances in very long takes…”
Screenhub / August 2020
Parental Guidance Recommended: Michael Bentham on making ‘Disclosure’

“This Australian drama is a little firecracker in which a complex tangle of hot-button issues blow up in the characters’ faces.”
Dennis Harvey, 48Hills / July 2020
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Filmink.com / August 2020
Michael Bentham’s feature debut DISCLOSURE secures ANZ distribution with Bonsai Films

“A stunning debut.”
Life Else Where radio show @NormanBradio / July 2020
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★★★★★ 
“Confrontational, unflinching and inconveniently truthful, 
you’ll be thinking about Disclosure for a long time to come.”
The Movie Waffler / June 2020
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★★★★
“One of the most exciting debuts of the year thus far.”
Disappointment Media / June 2020
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★★★★★
“A triumph of a feature film debut for the writer/director.”
Cinema Smack / June 2020
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★★★★
“A unique, highly relevant gem, it marks the arrival of a talent to watch.”
FilmThreat / January 2020
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“Disturbing in the best possible way.”
Medium.com / January 2020
Best of 2020 Palm Springs Film Festival

★★★★
“…an impressive work that has floated under 
the radar, but deserves far more attention than it has gotten to date.”
Cinema 365 / June 2020
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★★★★
“…an involving and highly charged emotional ride – and one well worth your attention.”
Film and TV Now / June 2020
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“DISCLOSURE is an emotional nail biter that warrants discussion.”
Reel News Daily / June 2020
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★★★★
“Bentham does a smashing job in building tension.”
Shock Ya! / June 2020
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“The absence of certainty only helps Bentham’s minimalist style feel 
taut and tense the whole way through.” 
Assholes Watching Movies / June 2020
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YouTube review here

“Disclosure lays out the cycles of hurt that we inflict on ourselves 
and each other with sober clarity.”
Film Daze / June 2020
An Incisive Examination of Collective Trauma: read the full review here

Screen Daily / February 2020
Breaking Glass Acquires ‘Disclosure’ for North America

Broadway World / February 2020
Breaking Glass Signs Controversial Australian Drama ‘Disclosure’

ScreenHub / January 2020
Australian lineup for Palm Springs 2020

Hollywood Reporter / December 2019
Palm Springs Film Fest: ‘JoJo Rabbit,’ Foreign-Language Oscar Candidates, Oliver Sacks Doc Join Lineup

Inside Film / December 2019
‘Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears’, ‘Disclosure’ to bow at Palm Springs

Cinema Australia / December 2019
Trailer revealed for Australian psychodrama Disclosure

Cinema Australia / December 2019
9 Australian films we can’t wait to see