The Horseman (2008)

When Christian finds out his runaway teenage daughter, Jesse has been sexually attacked, the suburban father loses it. Setting out to find Jesse's attacker, Christian goes on a violent rampage.

Director:

Steven Kastrissios

Writer:

Steven Kastrissios

Stars:

Peter Marshall, Caroline Marohasy, Brad McMurray

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Marshall	...	Christian Forteski
Caroline Marohasy	...	Alice
Brad McMurray	...	Derek
Jack Henry	...	Finn
Christopher Sommers	...	Pauly
Evert McQueen	...	Jim
Steven Tandy	...	Devlin
Bryan Probets	...	Walters
Chris Betts	...	Hilton
Damon Gibson	...	Chuck
Ron Kelly	...	Det. Adams
Robyn Moore	...	Irene
Hannah Levien	...	Jesse
Greg Jones	...	Warren
Mick Glancy	...	Bernie

Storyline

Christian, a divorced father and white collar businessman grieves over the complicated death of his daughter. When a video arrives anonymously in the mail, featuring his daughter heavily intoxicated and mistreated, Christian sets out on a reckless journey to find answers. Fuelled by rage and sorrow, the death toll quickly rises as he uncovers an ugly truth. Along the way he meets Alice, a young runaway not unlike his daughter and a fragile friendship begins to unfold.

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Plot Keywords:

rape and revenge | rape | death | australia | revenge | 

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Taglines:

An act unforgiven. A father lost in grief.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, some torture, sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

To help raise finance for the production, a short film was shot of the opening scene. The short film went on to win Best Independent Drama (10-30mins) at the Queensland New Filmmaker Awards (2006) and aided the feature length version to move into production.

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Goofs

When Christian and Alice are pulled over by the cop, the outside camera shot shows Christian rolling down his window. The next shot inside the car shows the cop walking up and the light from his flashlight is reflected in Christian's window which is still up. The next outside shot shows the window down again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Christian: [casually to person answering the door] Hi.

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Soundtracks

Output
Written by Ryan Potter

User Reviews

One of the best revenge films I've ever seen.

Christian is an everyman forty something pest controller, grieving over the death of his drug addicted tearaway daughter, found dead in mysterious circumstances. One day however, he receives a video tape through his letterbox. Upon playing it, he sees it's a porn film. A porn film starring his daughter... So begins a brutal, gritty and at times bone crunchingly violent odyssey of revenge, as Christian proves himself quite implacable and merciless when it comes to dispensing his own brand of justice on those he deems responsible for his grief. Yet, this is no simple ra-ra revenge driven film. It's just as much a study in loneliness and grief as well as a blistering revenge film, and has some rather poignant scenes, such as his tentative friendship with a young runaway hitch hiker. Also, NOBODY does scum quite like Australia, and to any Australian readers, believe me this is a compliment.

The Horseman is excellent-savage, grim, bleak yet touching. 9/10, one of the best revenge films I've ever seen, and that isn't something I'd say lightly.

Highly highly recommended for any fan of revenge films or horror. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Horseman

Filming Locations:

Burpengary, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,993

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kastle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1 surround)

Color:

Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1