''Gone'' is a 2007

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film starring

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and

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as a young British couple travelling through the Australian

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who become involved with a mysterious and charismatic American (

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) whose motive for imposing his friendship upon them becomes increasingly suspect. Directed by Ringan Ledwidge in his

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, the film was produced by

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, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC),

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, and WT² Productions.

Plot

Alex (

) arrives in Sydney. Realizing he has missed his bus, he is reading his travel guide on stone steps in the street, when Taylor (

) suddenly sits near Alex and makes small talk with him, insisting that he come with him. After drinking and raucously horsing around with two unnamed girls, Alex awakens in a city park with Taylor standing over him with a

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, snapping a photo of Alex with one of the girls they met that night. When driving out of town in Taylor's vehicle, Alex reveals that he is to be at Byron Bay to meet his girlfriend Sophie (

) and Taylor suggests that they travel together. When Alex and Taylor meet Sophie, she is with Ingrid (

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), a mate. The four of them head towards Katherine Gorge in the Northern Territory. The following day, about to leave, Taylor vaguely mentions that Ingrid had to meet someone and had caught a bus, with Alex and Sophie unbemused. Following that, they move on and while driving hit a kangaroo with their car. This accident causes Alex to receive a major head wound. Sophie and Taylor get him supplies, but Alex refuses to cooperate, citing that they need to leave and get away from Taylor. When they end up at a hotel, Sophie goes to talk to Alex, but his room is empty and he texts her saying, "I'm going." Sophie tries to convince Taylor to go look for him, but they end up waiting the night. The next day, they head toward the next town. Taylor says that they should pull over and rest. They spend the night together and in the morning Sophie attempts to text Alex. The phone in Taylor's pocket lights up. The next morning Sophie claims that Ingrid texted her to meet them at Katherine's Gorge. Taylor knows this is not true and begins chasing after Sophie. Sophie, in an attempt to get away, drives the car quickly away. Alex falls out of the boot inside of a sleeping bag, long dead. She continues to try getting away with Taylor after her in the boot of the car. Eventually, he falls out; she backs over him and leaves.

Cast

as Alex *

as Taylor *

as Sophie * Yvonne Strzechowski as Sondra *

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as Lena *

as Ingrid

Production

The film was shot in several locations in

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, Australia. Outback scenes were filmed near the towns of

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and Winton on the extensive "black soil" plains of

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Release

Box office

''Gone'' grossed $88,748 at the Australian box office."Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office"
. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

Critical reception

The film has a 54% approval rating on the review aggregator

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based on 13 reviews, with an average score of 5.65/10..

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References

External links

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Working Title Films: ''Gone''
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