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6.2/10   1,751 votes
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Dave Warner (written by)
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Plot:
A young couple on the run hole up in a country estate with a hostage in tow. | add synopsis
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More Aussie awesomeness in the thriller Restraint
 (From QuietEarth. 31 March 2009, 2:14 PM, PDT)

A Model Citizen
 (From FilmInk.com.au. 30 March 2009, 8:37 PM, PDT)

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interesting dark and edgy, very good effort more (17 total)

Cast

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Travis Fimmel ... Ron
Teresa Palmer ... Dale

Stephen Moyer ... Andrew
Philip Holder ... Sgt. Paul Widdens
Margie McCrae ... Mrs. Wynott
Peter Davies ... Terry Gilmore
Taylor Owyns ... Angela (as Taylor Owynns)
Keith Robinson ... Mr. Middleton

Nate Jones ... Tim

Alyssa McClelland ... Gabrielle
Patrick Ward ... Andrew's father

Joanne Hunt ... Constable Edwina Blainey (as Josy Lee Hunt)
Michael Willesee ... Sky News reader #1 (as Mike Willesee)

Vanessa Redgrave ... Sky News reader #2
Fabio Nardo ... Joey's dead body
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Guests (USA) (working title)
Power Surge (USA) (working title)
Ravenswood (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexual content and language.
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Netherlands:94 min
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
interesting dark and edgy, very good effort, 27 January 2009
8/10
Author: bryan_stott from Ireland

The film starts as it means to go on, straight into the story with very little character background and very little messing around, the pacing is carefully measured and it moves along perfectly

The lead male(reminds me of Brad Pitt) is excellent in the role, as are all the characters actually, and considering its mainly the same 3 people on screen the whole time in a small space it is done very well

The plot centres around a young couple who are on the run, they take the owner of an estate hostage and then a psychological battle begins

Never saw any of these actors before but would look forward to seeing them again!really enjoyed the flick the only issue i had was i thought the very end was a little weak, overall a very good watch and i highly recommend it as a film that you probably wont hear much about but it is excellent all the same

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