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Film Details - Ambience Entertainment , 2011

Producers:

Bénédicte Bellocq, Michael Boughen, Steve Chasman, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, and Tony Winley (producers).

Production Companies:

Ambience Entertainment.
Omnilab Media (presents).
Current Entertainment and Sighvatsson Films (in association with).

Finance Organisations:

Film Victoria.
The Wales Creative IP Fund.

Director of Photography:

Simon Duggan.

Editors:

John Gilbert.

Production Designers:

Michelle McGahey.

Music:

Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek.

Cast:

Including Jason Statham (Danny), Clive Owen (Spike), Robert De Niro (Hunter), Dominic Purcell (Davies), Aden Young (Meier), Yvonne Strahovski (Anne), and Ben Mendelsohn (Martin).

Release Dates:

Premiered 10 September 2011 (Toronto International Film Festival).
Released in Australia 23 February 2012.

Location:

  • Filmed in Australia.

Post Production:

Huzzah Sound (post-production sound) .
Buzzy's Recording (post-production sound) .

Awards:

  • ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year (won), 2012.
  • AACTA Award, Best Production Design (nominated), 2013.
  • AACTA Award, Best Visual Effects (nominated), 2013.
  • ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing (won), 2012.
  • Taurus Award (World Stunt Awards), Hardest Hit (nominated), 201
  • Taurus Award (World Stunt Awards), Best Fight (nominated), 2012.
  • Taurus Award (World Stunt Awards), Best High Work (nominated), 201
  • ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Design (nominated), 2012.
  • ASSG Award (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Sound for a Feature Film - Location Sound Recording (nominated), 2012.
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    Oman,
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    Arabian peninsula, Middle East, Asia,
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    France,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    Australia,
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