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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   2,108 votes
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Director:

Rolf de Heer

Writer:

Rolf de Heer (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

8 May 2003 (Australia) more

Genre:

Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

Not everyone loves surprises more

Plot:

A regular suburban family man comes home from work on his birthday to find a deserted house and a videotape waiting to be played... full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

3 wins & 17 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

2007 Fall Preview Top 20 picks: 8-5
 (From ioncinema. 30 August 2007)

Cannes 06: Massive Preview V
 (From ioncinema. 8 March 2006)

User Comments:

Rudely thought-provoking more (59 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Gary Sweet ... Steve
Helen Buday ... Alexandra
Bogdan Koca ... Bill
Samantha Knigge ... Emma
Jack Christie ... Sam
Eileen Darley ... Christine
Geoff Revell ... Rodney
Philip Spruce ... Taxi Driver (as Phillip Spruce)
Nathan O'Keefe ... Man at Door
Peter Green ... Chairman
Martha Lott ... Female Worker
Cindy Elliott ... Female Worker
Gemma Falk ... Female Worker
Nicole Daniel ... Female Worker
Duncan Graham ... Male Worker
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Alexandra's Progress (Australia) (working title)
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Runtime:

Australia:103 min | Canada:98 min (Ontario)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2005) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) (2003) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (video rating) | Germany:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:R(A)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Most of the film was shot "in continuity". more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Alexandra: [talking to the mirror] I'm sorry Steve, I'm truly sorry.
[spits into the mirror]
Alexandra: Don't be sorry. Never be sorry.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Simpsons Movie (2007) more

Soundtrack:

Steam Will Rise more


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13 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Rudely thought-provoking, 13 January 2004
Author: b4peace-1 from NSW, Australia

The previous comments to this movie are indeed polarised! And I think it would make an interesting analysis if one were to know what gender and if happily married or single were each of the respondents with regard to how they wrote their summary of this film.

Personally I found the acting certainly adequate to portray the basic storyline of this movie: a husband & wife with poor emotional dynamics. Why Alexandra didn't leave her husband sooner is one Q I would ask her if I could. There's no point staying in a marriage when it gets this bad.

This is an adult film. I would wonder why a parent would want to take their teen to see this. It is an intended confronting film and one that could make people, especially the married ones, reassess how healthy is their marriage.

The person who considered this film "a dull story" - maybe they don't want to face the reality that many relationships suffer the same horror, in different but similar guises. After all it's a truth that sex is a loaded topic/means of control/manipulation in the 'battle of the sexes', so to speak, especially where the male has more influence/control.

The film covers many important aspects about life & family: what is the meaning of love especially in a marriage; when is it time to call it quits, even with children; is revenge ever acceptable, and so on.

An important film, albeit not one for the masses (too boring I suspect for the likes of today's world of high-tech film sports) if one is courageous enough to see the implications for us all.

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