The blackmailers
| Movie | |
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| German title | The blackmailers |
| Original title | Acolytes |
| Country of production | Australia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
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| Director | Jon Hewitt |
| script | Shane Krause, Jon Hewitt, Shayne Armstrong, James M. Vernon |
| production | Richard Stewart, Penny Wall |
| music | David Franzke |
| camera | Mark Pugh |
| cut | Simon Martin |
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The Blackmailer is an Australian horror film directed by Jon Hewitt. It premiered on August 1, 2008 at the Melbourne International Film Festival. German premiere was on August 13, 2008 as part of the Fantasy Film Festival .
action
The 17 year old school friends Mark, James and Chasely watch someone bury a girl's corpse in the forest. The mentally retarded Tanja has been missing for some time. Since the perpetrator drives a distinctive red car, they can find him after a few days of searching in a decent housing estate in their city. Before they hand him over to the police, the two boys come up with the idea of using his services. The alleged murderer could kill one of their opponents in the same way. Mark and James have a terrible experience in common. Since childhood, they have been intimidated, harassed and physically abused by their rapist, Gary Parker.
But Ian Wright - the name of the girl killer they blackmailed - is no slouch. He turns the tables and in turn makes Parker silence the boys. Parker rushes Chasely, Mark and the asthmatic James with a crossbow at the ready across a junkyard, seriously injuring the two boys. Even so, they manage to overpower and even kill Parker. At Chasely's home, they treat their wounds in the evenings.
From then on, Wright dragged one by one of them into the basement of his house, where it is revealed that his slightly disabled wife was involved in his deeds. Only Chasely, who does not shy away from ramming a screwdriver into the perpetrator several times, can escape the martyrdom alive.
background
The film was shot in the Australian state of Queensland .
The original title Acolytes (dt. "Beginners") refers to the view of the offender, the young Mark had murdered Tanja and the planned sexual assault stümperhaft screwed up.
Awards
The film won awards in the categories of Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Picture at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival .
Web links
- The blackmailer in the Internet Movie Database (English)