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Heatstroke

  • 2013
  • TV-14
  • 1h 32m
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4.8/10
3.3K
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Heatstroke (2013)
On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and comes face to face with a group of dangerous arms dealers. He is put to the ultimate survival test as he attempts to evade the killers and protect his girlfriend and teenage daughter.
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On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival tes... Read allOn a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.

  • Director
    • Evelyn Purcell
  • Writers
    • Anne Brooksbank
    • Hannah Nyala
    • Evelyn Purcell
  • Stars
    • Stephen Dorff
    • Svetlana Metkina
    • Maisie Williams
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    4.8/10
    3.3K
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    • Director
      • Evelyn Purcell
    • Writers
      • Anne Brooksbank
      • Hannah Nyala
      • Evelyn Purcell
    • Stars
      • Stephen Dorff
      • Svetlana Metkina
      • Maisie Williams
    • 41User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Stephen Dorff and Svetlana Metkina in Heatstroke (2013)
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    Maisie Williams in Heatstroke (2013)
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    Svetlana Metkina and Maisie Williams in Heatstroke (2013)
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    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Paul
    Svetlana Metkina
    Svetlana Metkina
    • Tally
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Josie
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Mallick
    Warrick Grier
    • Bodley
    Calvin Hayward
    • Foy
    Jeanne Neilson
    Jeanne Neilson
    • Miriam
    • (as Jeanne Nielson)
    Ndalo Stofile
    • Nurse
    Denizhan Akbaba
      Andrew Roux
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      • Director
        • Evelyn Purcell
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        • Anne Brooksbank
        • Hannah Nyala
        • Evelyn Purcell
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      • Trivia
        Film debut of Maisie Williams.
      • Quotes

        [first lines]

        Paul: [lecturing] Most people think of hyenas as cowardly scavengers - waiting around impotently for left overs, while the stronger faster animals eat their fill. They're wrong. There's a lot more to them than that. Look at them.

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        Paul: Hyenas are fierce hunters. They're all muscle and teeth. Their top speed in about 35 miles an hour.

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      User reviews41

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      7/10
      Entertaining
      I'm not sure about the hate this movie seems to be getting, as it is far from as bad as what some people are saying.

      Plot In A Paragraph: Paul (Stephen Dorff) is a hyena expert who is preparing for a trip to the wilds of Africa to research them with his new Russain girlfriend Tally (Svetlana Metkina) and his teenage daughter Jo (Maisie Williams) from an earlier relationship. However things take a turn for the worse when they come across three villains led by Mallick (Peter Stormare) Dorff does as you'd expect, though he doesn't have that much to do, Svetlana Metkina does OK and carries the majority of the movie along with the awesome Maisie Williams, who stops Jo being the cliché of teenage brat/brooding step daughter.
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      • Jan 2, 2015

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      • Release date
        • July 4, 2014 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • United States
        • South Africa
        • Germany
      • Official site
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      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Bajo un sol abrasador
      • Filming locations
        • South Africa
      • Production companies
        • Bold Films
        • Film Afrika Worldwide
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 32 minutes
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39: 1

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