The Square (2008)

A man's life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash.

Director:

Nash Edgerton

Writers:

Joel Edgerton, Matthew Dabner,

Stars:

David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Peter Phelps

2 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Roberts	...	Raymond Yale
Claire van der Boom	...	Carla Smith
Peter Phelps	...	Jake
Bill Hunter	...	Gil Hubbard
Kieran Darcy-Smith	...	Barney
Stephen Weston	...	Charlie
Lisa Bailey	...	Wendy
Lucy Bell	...	Martha Yale
Anthony Hayes	...	Greg 'Smithy' Smith
Damon Herriman	...	Eddie
Brendan Donoghue	...	Leonard Long
Luke Doolan	...	Smithy's Mate
Greg Hatton	...	Smithy's Mate
Joel Edgerton	...	Billy
Hanna Mangan Lawrence	...	Lily (as Hannah Mangan-Lawrence)

Storyline

Lovers Ray and Carla plan to burn down her house at Christmas, to run off with her husband's drug money. Ray has a side scheme going too, taking kickbacks on the love hotel project whose construction he's managing. The suburban Aussie marrieds live across a river from each other, the much older, domesticated Ray in a upper middle-class neighborhood, Carla on the wrong side of the water. The cheaters will lure their families to the same Christmas picnic celebration, to provide alibis while still being able to sneak off and chat about the arson. Carla's tow-truck owner hubby, Smithy, is a fearsome tough to cross, so will the philanderers' holiday gifts come through, or explode in their lying faces ?

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | money | arson | love | bag of money | 

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Taglines:

Some things can't be buried.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2008 (Australia)

Also Known As:

En lieu sûr

Filming Locations:

Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$17,092 (USA) (9 April 2010)

Gross:

$404,898 (USA) (16 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), New South Wales Film & Television Office, Film Depot Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Last Exorcism/Piranha 3D/Vampires Suck (2010)

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Soundtracks

"How Lovers Pray"
Written by Ben Lee
Performed by Jessica Chapnik Kahn (as Jessica Chapnik)
Produced by Ben Lee and Nic Johns
Courtesy of Inertia/New West Records

User Reviews

A Tribute to Australian Drama

This is one of the best films that I have seen in a long time. Joel Edgerton is clearly an amazing talent as he writes and features in this highly unusual version of a somewhat common plot line. The story is full of twists and turns and really keeps you enthralled to the very end. There are high quality Australian actors in this film, who work together to produce some terrific scenes, that are realistic , dramatic and entertaining. The only disappointment was we were one of about five people in the audience. Considering it was a Saturday night and the The Square's first week at the cinemas, I felt very sad for the Edgerton brothers and also worried that if fantastic Aussie films like this one aren't drawing audiences, then what will? Australians need to get behind Australian film, particularly when it is this good.