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form y separately published work icon Cactus single work   film/TV   thriller  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Cactus
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'John (Travis McMahon) kidnaps a young man one night in Sydney and bundles him into his car for a long drive into the outback. The prisoner, Eli (David Lyons), is frightened but confused why he is being kidnapped - and by whom. The long drive pits the men against each other, but it also forces them into an uneasy bond as John reluctantly reveals his compelling motivation for taking on this job. A single unintended event leads to the unraveling of John's delivery plan and thrusts the two men into a vortex of tragic consequences.'

Source: www.urbancinefile.com.au (Sighted 29/04/2008).

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Works about this Work

Top Five Oz Road Films Gillian Cumming , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2009; (p. 12)
Prickly Business George Palathingal , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 May 2008; (p. 5)
True Blue Phil Brown , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 30 April - May no. 683 2008; (p. 14-15)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
Lots of Nothing About Something Colin Newton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 4 May 2008; (p. 9)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
Prickly Pair Make a Point Evan Williams , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 May 2008; (p. 23)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
A Love Affair Gone South Marie-Christine Sourris , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 27 April 2008; (p. 9)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
At the Sharp End 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 March 2008; (p. 17)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
Couple Proves Love Can Survive the Movie Set Michael Bodey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 23 April 2008; (p. 5)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
Long and Dusty Road Des Partridge , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 April 2008; (p. 6)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
A Bloom in the Desert Sandra Hall , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 May 2008; (p. 13)

— Review of Cactus Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan , 2008 single work film/TV
Prickly Business George Palathingal , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 May 2008; (p. 5)
Top Five Oz Road Films Gillian Cumming , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2009; (p. 12)

Awards

2008 nominated AWGIE Awards Film Award Feature Original
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