''Absolute Deception'' (also known as ''Deception'') is a 2013 Australian/Canadian
international co-production
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action-thriller film
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directed by
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Brian Medwin Trenchard-Smith (born 1946) is an English-Australian filmmaker and author, known for his idiosyncratic and satirical low-budget genre films. His filmography covers action, science fiction, martial arts, dystopian fiction, comedy, ...
and starring
Cuba Gooding Jr. and
Emmanuelle Vaugier
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. The film was released on
direct-to-DVD
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in the United States on June 11, 2013.
Premise
When a widowed reporter is informed by an FBI agent that her deceased husband has just been murdered, the two join forces to uncover a web of deceit that is shocking and more deadly than anyone could imagine.
Cast
Production
The film was shot in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in 15 days with actors plus two days of shooting a car chase.
Bryan Van Campen, "Interview with Filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith", ''Ithaca.com'', 14 November 2012
accessed 8 February 2013 Brian Trenchard-Smith has a cameo in the film as a Police Commissioner.
Home media
A DVD version was released in Region 1 in the United States on June 11, 2013, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Background
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2013 films
2013 direct-to-video films
2013 action thriller films
Australian action thriller films
Canadian action thriller films
English-language Canadian films
Films set in Queensland
Films shot in Australia
Voltage Pictures films
Sony Pictures direct-to-video films
Australian action adventure films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
2010s Canadian films
English-language action thriller films
English-language action adventure films
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