
Painkiller
2022-05-01 · 88 min · ★ 7.5
Steven Sullivan, a lonely office worker in an Australian metropolis longs to escape his feelings of self-loathing. Forcing himself into a life of hedonism, degeneracy and high-risk situations with a complete disregard for self-preservation, Steven begins his descent from a banal but normal life into a place with no return.
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- Directors
- Nick Petkov
- Production companies
- Left of Centre Films
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
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