The Clinic (II) (2010)

While traveling across country with her fiancé, Beth wakes alone in an isolated clinic to a mother's worst nightmare. Just how far will she go to save her child?

Director:

James Rabbitts

Writer:

James Rabbitts

Stars:

Tabrett Bethell, Freya Stafford, Andy Whitfield

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tabrett Bethell	...	Beth
Freya Stafford	...	Veronica
Andy Whitfield	...	Cameron
Clare Bowen	...	Ivy
Marshall Napier	...	Marvin
Elizabeth Alexander	...	Ms Shepard (as Liz Alexander)
Sophie Lowe	...	Allison
Boris Brkic	...	Hank
Marcel Bracks	...	Duncan
Adrienne Pickering	...	Jane Doe
Slava Orel	...	Russian Man
Inga Romanostova	...	Russian Woman
Harold Hopkins	...	Grave Digger
Anni Finsterer	...	Locker Room Woman
Bob Marcs	...	Police Officer #1

Storyline

On Christmas Eve 1979, Cameron and his pregnant fiancée Beth are traveling through the Outback of Australia to spend Christmas with Beth's parents. In the evening, Cameron is thrown off road by a reckless driver and the couple decides to stay in a low-budget hotel in the small town of Montgomery. Late at night, Cameron is hungry and cannot sleep, so he decides to look for a restaurant. He leaves a message for Beth, but the Chinese Sky Dragon is closed and his car runs out of gas. When he returns to his room, Beth is missing and he calls the police. Cameron accuses the cynical and unhelpful hotel receptionist, Marv, but the police office does not believe him. He is arrested when he tries to hit the receptionist but while in the police car, he gets Underwood's gun and takes control of the situation. Meanwhile, Beth awakes in a bathtub full of ice and with a C-section. She seeks out her baby and finds four other women in the same situation. Soon they discover that somebody has stolen ...

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Plot Keywords:

child abduction | inspired by true events | ice bath | two word title

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Taglines:

The truth lies within

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Borzalmak klinikája

Filming Locations:

Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Accelerator Films, Great Southern Land Entertainment, RMB Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although fictitious, the story was inspired by several true stories of child abduction.

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Goofs

The Chinese restaurant visited shows an 8-digit telephone number for the business. Australian phone numbers were made up of 7-digits until 1995.

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Quotes

Officer Underwood: Went to the Sky Dragon, came back, fiancée's gone.

User Reviews

Interesting

This film manages to be quite entertaining, the cast is decent at acting, the main couple is really good looking, the drama scenes are good.. but it could have been more innovative. You know, you see bunch of things you've already seen in lots of other movies. It seems like they're repeating the same old story over and over.

I'm being generous by giving it a 7; for an indie non-US movie, "The Clinic" is satisfying and worth a watch, even thought the ending could have been a thousand times better.

And I have never heard about James Rabbitts, but his directing here is fine and much similar to a Hollywood one.