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Director: Ringam Ledwidge
Synopsis
An English couple run into trouble while backpacking across Australia.
Movie review
From Time Out London
‘The Beach’ goes walkabout in this slow-burning psychological thriller set in the Australian outback. British backpacker Alex (Shaun Evans) and his posh girlfriend Sophie (Amelia Warner) discover that hell is other people when they accept a lift from handsome American Taylor (Scott Mechlowicz).Like the Polaroid photos Taylor takes of everyone he meets, his chameleon-like character only slowly comes into focus as his insidious mind games reveal him to be a manipulative sociopath. Obsessed with an incriminating snap taken earlier by Taylor, Alex succumbs to jealousy and escalating paranoia. Sophie is smarter and tougher, but blindsided by her concern for Alex – and an incipient sexual attraction to Taylor – she fails to heed the warning signs…
Working from a script by James ‘My Little Eye’ Watkins and Cate Blanchett’s husband Andrew Upton, first-time director Ringan Ledwidge makes effective use of both claustrophobic interiors and stark landscapes: whether the characters are trapped in the sweaty confines of the car or framed against big skies, we share their growing sense of separation. Gone but not forgotten.
Author: Nigel Floyd
Time Out London Issue 1907: March 7-13 2007
Cast & crew
Director: Ringam Ledwidge
Producer: Nira Park, Debbie Balderstone, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Shaun Evans, Amelia Warner, Amanda Noret full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Rated: 15
Duration: 88 mins
UK Release: Mar 9 2007
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