The Horseman (film)
Encyclopedia
The Horseman is a 2008 Australian
thriller directed and written by Steven Kastrissios and starring Peter Marshall, Evert McQueen and introducing Caroline Marohasy.
, it depicts several men having sexual intercourse
with his drugged-up daughter. Christian then decides to avenge his daughter by killing all those linked to the sex tape. Along the way he meets a young woman named Alice, and a fragile friendship begins to unfold.
, writer and director Steven Kastrissios has mentioned he believes that the brutality is essential to the story. It currently has 58% on the movie review site RottenTomatoes.
, the Film 4 FrightFest and South by Southwest 2009. Screen Media Ventures set the limited theatrical run for the United States
on 15 June 2010.
Cinema of Australia
Cinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film industry, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. Film production commenced in Australia in 1906 with the production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film made...
thriller directed and written by Steven Kastrissios and starring Peter Marshall, Evert McQueen and introducing Caroline Marohasy.
Plot
After the drug-induced death of his teenaged daughter, Christian is sent a video tapeVideotape
A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced by an electrocardiogram...
, it depicts several men having sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
with his drugged-up daughter. Christian then decides to avenge his daughter by killing all those linked to the sex tape. Along the way he meets a young woman named Alice, and a fragile friendship begins to unfold.
Cast
- Peter Marshall as Christian
- Caroline Marohasy as Alice
- Brad McMurray as Derek
- Jack Henry as Finn
- Evert McQueen as Jim
- Christopher Sommers as Pauly
- Bryan Probets as Walters
- Steve Tandy as Devlin
- Chris Betts as Hilton
- Damon Gibson as Chuck
- Hannah Levien as Jesse
- Ron Kelly as Det. Adams
- Robyn Moore as Irene
- Warren Meacham as Richards
- Greg Quinn as Kenneth
- Rhye Copeman as Eddie
Critical reception
While it has been criticised for the brutal violence and content matter, receiving an R ratingMPAA film rating system
The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U.S. and its territories to rate a film's thematic and content suitability for certain audiences. The MPAA system applies only to motion pictures that are submitted for rating. Other media may be rated by other entities...
, writer and director Steven Kastrissios has mentioned he believes that the brutality is essential to the story. It currently has 58% on the movie review site RottenTomatoes.
Release
The film came out on DVD and Blu-Ray on 1 March 2010 in the UK. The film was part of the Sitges Film Festival, Fantasia FestivalFantasia Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
, the Film 4 FrightFest and South by Southwest 2009. Screen Media Ventures set the limited theatrical run for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on 15 June 2010.