The Book of Revelation (2006)

Director:

Ana Kokkinos

Writers:

Rupert Thomson (novel)
Ana Kokkinos (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 September 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A secret he would not share. An obsession he could not control. A mystery he dare not resolve.

Plot:

An erotic mystery about power and sex, the entanglement of victim and perpetrator, and a man's struggle to regain his lost self.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Kidnapper | Dance | Dancer | Holding Cell

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Tom Long	...	Daniel
Greta Scacchi	...	Isabel
Colin Friels	...	Olsen
Deborah Mailman	...	Julie
Zoe Coyle	...	Renate
Nadine Garner	...	Margot
Olivia Pigeot	...	Bernadette
Ana Maria Belo	...	Sally
Belinda McClory	...	Jeanette
Sibylla Budd	...	Deborah
Geneviève Picot	...	Barmaid (as Genevieve Picot)
Nina Liu	...	Vivian
Brian Lipson	...	James
Damien Fotiou	...	Shopkeeper
Marty Fields	...	Charging Officer
Ken Radley	...	Policeman
Anthony Wallace	...	Policeman
Robert Morgan	...	Doctor
Matt Wilson	...	Street Performer
Michael Carter	...	Dancer
Ryan Lowe	...	Dancer
Fiona Malone	...	Dancer
Mia Mason	...	Dancer
Carlie Mellow	...	Dancer
Shaun Parker	...	Paul / Dancer
Jan Pinkerton	...	Dancer
Gavin Webber	...	Justin / Dancer
Anna Torv	...	Bridget
Zoe Naylor	...	Astrid
Odette Joannidis	...	Maude
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Baroo	...	Man in Pub (uncredited)
Andy McPhee	...	Rex (uncredited)
Tamara Searle	...	Katrina (uncredited)
Nina Spriggs	...	Friend (uncredited)

Directed by
Ana Kokkinos

Writing credits
Rupert Thomson		(novel)
Ana Kokkinos		(screenplay) and
Andrew Bovell		(screenplay)

Produced by
Graham Begg	....	executive producer
Jamie Carmichael	....	executive producer
Al Clark	....	producer
Barbara Gibbs	....	line producer

Original Music by
Cezary Skubiszewski

Cinematography by
Tristan Milani

Film Editing by
Martin Connor

Casting by
Christine King

Production Design by
Paul Heath

Art Direction by
Simon McCutcheon

Set Decoration by
Murray Kelly

Costume Design by
Anna Borghesi

Makeup Department
Nik Dorning	....	prosthetic makeup
Christine Miller	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Barbara Gibbs	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Jones	....	first assistant director
Kham Soukseun	....	third assistant director
Greg Spiller	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Genevieve Bevan-John	....	art department attachment

Sound Department
Natalie Choo	....	foley artist (as Natalie Velik)
Perry Dwyer	....	boom operator
Chris Goodes	....	re-recording mix assistant
Robert Mackenzie	....	sound editor
Andrew Neil	....	foley mixer
Glenn Newnham	....	sound editor
Paul Pirola	....	sound designer
Paul Pirola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Livia Ruzic	....	dialogue editor
Blair Slater	....	foley recordist
John Wilkinson	....	sound recordist
Andy Wright	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Dixon	....	digital liaison
Rebecca Dunn	....	senior compositor
Jamie Hediger	....	digital compositor
Michelle Hunt	....	digital compositor
Takahiro Suzuki	....	digital compositor
Sandeep Vengsarkar	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Zev Eleftheriou	....	stunt coordinator
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunts
Warwick Sadler	....	stunt double: Tom Long

Camera and Electrical Department
Laurie Fish	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Trish McAskill	....	casting associate
Annabel Osborne	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Milena Romanin	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Ross Cockle	....	music score engineer

Other crew
Pauline Burt	....	risk manager
David Hart	....	location assistant
Rachel Higgins	....	assistant to producer
Alex McCrossin	....	location manager
Meryl Tankard	....	choreographer
Cameron Wood	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Film Finance
• Wildheart Zizani

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Pachamama Cine (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Palace Films (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• ContentFilm International (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (sales agency)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2006) (Romania) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cameraquip Australia  camera equipment provided by
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Trackdown Digital  additional music recorded at
• VisionsMCP  extras casting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Film Finance

Trivia:

Anna Torv plays both Daniel's girlfriend Bridget, and one of his female captors. Director Ana Kokkinos advises this was done purely because Anna Torv was the best available person for both roles, rather than the character of Bridget secretly being one of Daniel's captors.

Soundtrack:

Solidarity

Don't bother

Book of Revelations starts very well. Daniel, an egomaniac dancer is kidnapped, abused and sexually raped by three masked women.

After that, nothing else really happens. There is some hint of rediscovery but the movie gives nor explanation nor a real ending. Daniel reactions after the abuse are very basic. He quits dancing, has sex with every women around and finally starting a relation with very simple and common woman.

I have seen a good share of art-house movies but this has something missing in it.

The main leads are fine; but some characters does not seems to be completely defined.