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The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One

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'The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One' (also known simply as 'The Osiris Child' and in Europe as 'Origin Wars') is a 2016 Australian science fiction film directed by Shane Abbess and starring Daniel MacPherson, Kellan Lutz, and Rachel Griffiths.

Premise



Sy Lombrok (Kellan Lutz), a former nurse, is thrown together with Kane Sommerville (Daniel MacPherson), a lieutenant who works for Exor an off-earth military contract company in humanity's extra-terrestrial future as they search for Kane's young daughter Indi (Teagan Croft) before disaster strikes.

Cast



* Kellan Lutz as Sy Lombrok

* Daniel MacPherson as Lieutenant Kane Sommerville

* Isabel Lucas as Gyp

* Luke Ford as Bill

* Rachel Griffiths as General Lynex

* Temuera Morrison as Warden Mourdain

* Teagan Croft as Indi Sommerville

* Bren Foster as Charles Kreat

* Dwaine Stevenson as The Ragged

* Grace Huang as Jandi

* Firass Dirani as Clarence Carmel

* Brendan Clearkin as Bostok Kramer

Production



Shooting took place in Coober Pedy in South Australia and Gladesville and Sydney in New South Wales. The producers credited include director Shane Abbess and Brian Cachia, with Cachia also composing the music.

Release



'The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One' was released in the United States at Fantastic Fest in September 2016. It premiered in Australia at the Gold Coast Film Festival on 21 April 2017.

Reception



Joe Leydon of 'Variety' praised the film for the acting, while Andy Webster praised the director, Shane Abbess. Michael Reichshaffen of 'Los Angeles Times' criticized the screenplay by Brian Cachia, pointing out that it "lacks novelty". On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62%, based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10.

References




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