Restraint (film)

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Restraint
Restraint poster
Directed by	David Denneen
Produced by	Dan Halsted Mark Lazarus Anna Fawcett Todd Fellman
Written by	Dave Warner
Starring	Stephen Moyer Travis Fimmel Teresa Palmer
Music by	Elliott Wheeler
Cinematography	Simon Duggan
Editing by	Rodrigo Balart Toby Denneen
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$5,000,000

Restraint is a 2008 Australian thriller film, directed by David Denneen, written by Dave Warner and starring Stephen Moyer, Travis Fimmel and Teresa Palmer. The film was shot on location around New South Wales, Australia in mid-2005. Working titles during production were Ravenswood, Guests and Power Surge. It also features a cameo by Vanessa Redgrave.

1 Cast
2 Plot
3 Production
4 Release
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Cast

Teresa Palmer as Dale
Travis Fimmel as Ronald 'Ron' Jason Beron
Stephen Moyer as Andrew Shepard
Philip Holder as Sgt. Paul Wittens
Margie McCrae as Mrs. Wynott
Peter Davies as Terry Gilmore
Alyssa McClelland as Gabrielle
Nate Jones as Tim
Joanne Hunt as Constable Edwina Blainey

[edit] Plot

Two fugitives on the run from a murder scene take hostage an agoraphobic art dealer with a dark past of his own. Captive by way of taking refuge in a magnificent country estate, Dale (Teresa Palmer) and Ron (Travis Fimmel) find themselves participants in a game of survival. Dale, a stripper, is resentful of the way she has been treated in the past. Their hostage, Andrew (Stephen Moyer), appears to represent everything she's always wanted but unable to have. Ron, impulsive and out of control, loves Dale and will do whatever he can to take her away from her old life. Dale saves Andrew from being killed by Ron. However Ron gets a deal of AU40,000 dollars to keep Andrew alive. Someone, though, must go to the bank and cash in the cheque. Andrew suggests Dale do it since she resembles his fiancee, Gabrielle. In the process of getting the cash, Ron observes that Dale is slipping away and puts her love to test. She fails and its now Andrew's turn to save her life. Finally, Ron is killed by Dale who is forced to assume the identity of Gabrielle.

[edit] Production

Over half the budget came from the Film Finance Corporation. The film was shot in late 2005 near Goulburn and Camden in New South Wales, originally using the titles Guests then Ravenswood. Stephen Moyer was imported from the UK to support his two Australian co-stars.^[1]

[edit] Release

The film was originally meant to be released in May 2006 by Accent Entertainment. Multiple test screenings resulted in the film's running time being reduced from 120 to 90 minutes, and the ending being changed to something more ambiguous. It eventually screened in one cinema in Sydney in April 2009.^[1]