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A young couple on the run hole up in a country estate with a hostage in tow.A young couple on the run hole up in a country estate with a hostage in tow.A young couple on the run hole up in a country estate with a hostage in tow.
Joanne Hunt
- Constable Blainey
- (as Josy Lee Hunt)
Rachel King
- Lydia
- (voice)
- (as Rachael King)
Deborah Woodley-Page
- Mum
- (voice)
- (as Deb Woodley-Page)
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- Writer
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Fabulous-looking movie. Cinematographer Simon Duggan obviously has a soft spot for the slow, back-lit dance of smoke, dust, dirt, and fog. What he does with airy nothing and a little light would grace any big-budget movie and does wonders to set the mood for this elegant character drama: the way the helicopter's searchlight filters through the trees at night, the trail of gravel left by a speeding vintage Mercedes, the morning fog lifting in slow motion, and endless curls of cigarette smoke gracefully set the pace for most scenes. Without making a big fuss about it, director David Denneen has created a small world that feels old school and fresh at the same time. But "Restraint" is not only an elegant, but also a sexy movie, mostly thanks to newcomer Teresa Palmer. She plays Dale, a quick-witted girl torn between her murderous lover and his handsome hostage, as well as between her low-life self and the assumed identity of the hostage's fiancée. Strange as it may sound, there's real class in the way she parades naked in front of a guy duct-taped to the bathtub faucet. The plot requires the occasional leap of faith and doesn't get any more plausible as it unfolds, but the suspense rarely subsides and the ending is a gem. Make sure you see this on a big screen.
- richard_sleboe
- Aug 20, 2008
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- TriviaFirst nude scenes and sex scenes in a feature film of Australian actress Teresa Palmer. She agreed to do it because she's open to doing nudity in movies but only if it makes sense for the role. In this film, she was playing a stripper who's really damaged, so it made perfect sense.
- GoofsAndrew's car is a Mercedes 190SL Roadster. As it started a couple of times, its distinctively lolling idle speed sound is heard.
In one scene, a person is unconscious in the same car with a garden hose leading exhaust fumes into the cabin. There is smoke all over, but the engine appears not to be running.
- Quotes
Dale: [as he avoids looking at her body] Grow up, Andy. So what's she like, this chick, huh? Does she talk like you?
Andrew: [softly] I suppose so.
Dale: You can look at me, Andy. Mm. You've never been to a strip club?
Andrew: No, I haven't.
Dale: So, how long has she been away?
Andrew: Six months.
Dale: You don't worry she's got her legs wrapped around some other guy by now?
Andrew: No. She's not like that.
Dale: Like what? Normal?
Andrew: Like you.
Dale: Let me tell you something, Andy. They're *all* like me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Behind the Scenes of 'Restraint' (2008)
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Performed by Emma Pask and Unity Hall Big Band
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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