Wish You Were Here (2012)

Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious ... See full summary »

Director:

Kieran Darcy-Smith

Writers:

Kieran Darcy-Smith (screenplay), Felicity Price (screenplay)

Stars:

Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer

9 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Felicity Price	...	Alice Flannery
Joel Edgerton	...	Dave Flannery
Teresa Palmer	...	Steph McKinney
Antony Starr	...	Jeremy King
Nicholas Cassim	...	Jon Canane
Otto Page	...	Max Flannery
Isabelle Austin-Boyd	...	Holly Flannery
Tina Bursill	...	Margie McKinney
Wayne Blair	...	Willis
Valerie Bader	...	Helen King
Pip Miller	...	Jim King
Robbie Hislop	...	Delivery Doctor
Annie Stirling	...	Mid-wife
Fiona Press	...	Val
Phillip Hinton	...	Collin

Storyline

Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious disappearance. When Alice's sister Steph returns not long after, a nasty secret is revealed about the night her boyfriend went missing. But it is only the first of many. Who amongst them knows what happened on that fateful night when they were dancing under a full moon in Cambodia?

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Plot Keywords:

cambodia | holiday | pregnant wife | market | tourist | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some drug content, brief sexuality and violence

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aquarius Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

13th minute, they are sitting around the table with friends, the man stands up and ask others if they want something more to drink. He takes three bottles in his hands and one under his arm. In the next shot there is no bottle under his arm.

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Soundtracks

"Glass of Wine"
Arranged and performed by Dengue Fever

User Reviews

Good acting, poor story,poor film

Saw this recently on a flight from Bangkok and although it was only on the incredibly small screen, I think it was about the right size for the story. It was a very simple tale, with not too much drama and fairly predictable narrative wrapped around a very obvious dialogue. The main lead acted well and that in my mind magnified the shortcomings of the story.

There were obvious gaps in the story that the actors tried to fill with raw emotion but that didn't quite gel with me and there was the willing suspension of disbelief with regard to the final scenes that were meant to sum up so much but instead left you feeling that the tale had been dragged out somewhat.