''Absolute Deception'' (also known as ''Deception'') is a 2013 Australian/Canadian

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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

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. The film was released on

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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

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