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Sleeper

2012 · 87 min

A grim, fast-moving stalker chase through the Australian outback, built on dread and sudden brutality rather than subtlety.

Tagline
Love is a dangerous thing...
Overview
Enigmatically silent, and driven by love, the man known as Resnik was imprisoned for butchering another man and kidnapping the young girl at the heart of his obsession, Kelly. For the safety of his fellow inmates, Resnik was only ever allowed to wake, eat and exercise alone, after dark, he learned to like it. Now having escaped during a midnight transfer, Resnik is headed back to Moonlight Bay, and Detectives Raynor and Molloy have only 12 hours to stop him before the sun goes down, and the carnage begins, again.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • revenge
    • violence
    • crime
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    action, horror
    Directed by
    Dru Brown
    Written by
    Dru Brown
    Starring
    Ty Hungerford, Bruce Hopkins, Kym Jackson, Scott Levy, Ray Sinclair, Lauren Orrell, Nicole Payten-Betts, Adam Fawns
    Music
    Phil Slade
    Cinematography
    Dan MacArthur
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Australia
    Languages
    English

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