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:

Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price

10 wins & 23 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 | secret revealed | drunkenness | elephant figurine | 

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Taglines:

Four Went. Three came back. Only one of them knows what happened.

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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:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Vietnamese Khmer

Release Date:

7 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gdybys tu byl

Filming Locations:

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,937, 9 June 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$45,267, 23 June 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aquarius Films, Blue-Tongue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

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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Quotes

[first lines]
Alice Flannery: So what about you?
[both laugh]
Alice Flannery: Come on, be serious.
Jeremy King: I don't really know.
Alice Flannery: I'd have to think about it. You can go anywhere you want. You can have anything your heart desires. But you can never leave. You're gonna have to stay there forever.
Jeremy King: Forever...
Alice Flannery: Mmm. It's fun, it's like the ultimate fantasy.
Jeremy King: I'd stay here then.

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Soundtracks

Glass of Wine
Arranged and performed by Dengue Fever

User Reviews

Pretty good drama mystery

Wish you were here is the story of four people who take a holiday in Cambodia but one of them goes missing. The film pieces together the mystery of where the missing man has gone.

It's a relatively small film but is well filmed nicely combining drama with the ongoing mystery. It stars the on the up Joel Egerton who is very good in this and he receives excellent support from the rest of the cast who all put in believable performances.

It held my interest throughout as it keeps you guessing as to what has happened to the missing man. The main downside is that it does maybe lose a little steam towards the end and the ending is a little flat.

Wish you were here will not appeal to those who seek action or thrills and is not a brilliant film however for those that like nicely pitched drama's this is well worth watching.