Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2008
The Horseman (film)
Buy The Horseman (film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'The Horseman' is a 2008 Australian vigilante action film 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 (Peter Marshall) is sent a video tape, a "snuff film" involving his daughter and several men. Christian then decides to avenge his daughter by killing all those linked to the sex tape. Along the way he meets a teenage runaway named Alice (Caroline Marohasy) and a fragile friendship begins to unfold.
Cast
Production
'The Horseman' was conceived as a short film.[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/646 The Horseman: Director Steven Kastrissios]
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 Festival,[http://www.ioncinema.com/news/id/4197 Fantasia 2009: Steven Kastrissios' The Horseman] the Film4 FrightFest and South by Southwest 2009. Screen Media Ventures set the limited theatrical run for the United States on 15 June 2010.
Critical reception
While it has been criticised for the brutal violence and content matter, receiving an R rating, writer and director Steven Kastrissios has mentioned he believes that the brutality is essential to the story.[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20498 Interview with 'Horseman' Director Steven Kastrissios, Creature Feature Next?] It currently has a rating of 59% on the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 reviews, with an average score of 5.79/10.The Horseman (2008), http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_horseman_2008. Retrieved 8 July 2010
Accolades
References
Buy The Horseman (film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2008