'The Resort': Five Perfect Minutes and Countless Missed Opportunities
The Resort has an excellent climax surrounded by disappointments. Somehow, at a mere 75 minutes, this movie still manages to be 70 minutes too long.
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Ricky is a young Arab Australian whose peaceful suburban life is turned on its head when his sister, Ameena, disappears without trace. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, she is soon suspected of having joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria. In a ‘post-facts’ world, Ricky no longer knows who to believe, his sense of what’s right or the 24 hour media cycle of spin.
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Ricky is a young Arab Australian whose peaceful suburban life is turned on its head when his sister, Ameena, disappears without trace. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, she is soon suspected of having joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria. In a ‘post-facts’ world, Ricky no longer knows who to believe, his sense of what’s right or the 24 hour media cycle of spin.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Partho Sen-Gupta
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Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:Invisible Republic, Dolce Vita Films, The Koop, Adhésive Production, Sandbox Productions (AU), Studio KGB (FR), Fulcrum Media Finance, ScreenWest, Lotterywest, Create NSW, CNC, Institut Français, Screen Australia
Cast
Partho Sen-Gupta
Director
Adam Bakri
Ricky Nasser
Rachael Blake
Joanne Hendricks
Rebecca Breeds
Sally McLeary-Nasser
Darina Al Joundi
Rana Nasser
Danielle Horvat
Ameena Nasser
Abbey Aziz
Hanan Faour
Damian Hill
Shane
Lourdes Abdishou
Alia Nasser
Julian Maroun
Omar
Russell Dykstra
Paul Koustakidis
David Roberts
Alan McLeary
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