Five (2007)

5 friends go out for one last adventure - a hiking trip, before their careers separate them apart. A secret long hidden resurfaces and makes everyone face their real selves.

Director:

Amit Tripuraneni

Writers:

D.F. Mamea (screenplay), Anita Crisinel (screenplay),

Stars:

Richard Thompson, Anita Crisinel, Marjan Gorgani

Cast

Cast overview:
Richard Thompson	...	Henry
Anita Crisinel	...	Belinda
Marjan Gorgani	...	Zara
Andy Sophocleous	...	Chris
Amit Tripuraneni	...	Rajit
Tahi Mapp-Borren	...	Emily

Storyline

It's morning as five people- former flat mates and old friends - wake up in a remote tramping hut. Some of them are feeling the effects of the walk to the hut while others are feeling the effects of previous night's party.This weekend is a celebration of their friendship - it will be the last time they will go out on their annual 'tradition' of an adventure trip. Their lives await them on their return to civilization. Belinda is still struggling with the recent suicide of her sister, Emily. Consoling her is her fiance, Rajit - the butt of old flat jokes, and eager to move on. The feisty yet insecure Zara, who has accepted a job overseas but has some unfinished business with one of her friends. Chris, the slacker - a lawyer, of all things, for whom this trip holds a cruel finality. And Henry - 'old mother Hen' - who is still young at heart and a ladies man to the core , tries to come to terms with girlfriend - Emily's death. Old behaviors and dynamics - and rivalries - surface. Emily's...

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Plot Keywords:

psycho thriller | supernatural power | jungle adventure | independent film | number in title

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Taglines:

Every circle of friends has its secrets

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 2007 (New Zealand)

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

NZD 12,500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unkreative Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was no electricity at the location, so 99% of the movie is shot in natural lighting conditions.

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Quotes

Zara: Chris, Wait... What's the rush?
Chris: It's the constitutional - push the body to free the mind.
Zara: Wanna hear something crazy? I almost swear I dreamed this last night.
Chris: Here we go!
Zara: I'm serious!It's like Deja Vu
Chris: Then maybe that's what it is... Come'on stop stalling. I don't want to miss breakfast

User Reviews

Dreadful

I just finished watching this and all I have to say really is it wasn't worth the $1 rental from the local video shop! I'm amazed that I made it through to the end, I think I need paying for achieving this. It was a bit like watching some teenagers scare story from around the camp-fire brought to the screen with all the cliché, predictability and lack of thrill those types of stories have. It was sold with the catchy little ' for lovers of David Lynch' above the title so yes my expectations were high but David Lynch has: Originality Artistic Depiction Implied Menace and perhaps most of all it leaves the audience something to think about. This piece of Kiwi garbage was more Blair Witch than Twin Peaks perhaps preferable for the lack of hand-held nausea inducing shots but derivative drivel none the less DREADFUL