Visitors (2003 Film)
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''Visitors'' is a 2003 Australian
psychological horror film Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. The subgenre frequently overlaps with the related subgen ...
directed by Richard Franklin (his final film), produced by Jennifer Hadden, and starring
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and
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Premise

The film deals with the feelings of a young woman sailing solo on a yacht around the world. The loneliness makes her start losing her sanity.


Cast

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Radha Mitchell Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell is an Australian actress. She started her career with various appearances on Australian television, including a regular role as Catherine O'Brien in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1996–97). Mitchell la ...
as Georgia Perry *
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as Luke *
Tottie Goldsmith Caroline "Tottie" Goldsmith (born 27 August 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. Career Television In the early 1980s, Goldsmith acted in the Australian television series ''The Young Doctors'', '' Starting Out'', ''Prisoner'', '' Saturd ...
as Casey *
Susannah York Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including '' Tom Jones'' (1963) and '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' ...
as Carolyn Perry *
Ray Barrett Raymond Charles Barrett (2 May 19278 September 2009) was an Australian actor. During the 1960s, he was a leading actor on British television, where he was best known for his appearances in ''The Troubleshooters'' (1965–1971). From the 1970s, ...
as Bill Perry *Che Timmins as Kai *Christopher Kirby as Rob *Phil Ceberano as Pirate Captain


Production

Richard Franklin says he wanted to make a thriller along the lines of ''
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Reception


Box office

''Visitors'' grossed $34,270 at the box office in Australia.


Critical response

JR Southall of '' Starburst'' called the acting "terrific".


See also

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Cinema of Australia The cinema of Australia had its beginnings with the 1906 production of ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have produced many films, a number of which have received internati ...


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Visitors (Film) 2003 horror films Australian horror thriller films Films directed by Richard Franklin (director) 2000s horror thriller films Films scored by Nerida Tyson-Chew 2000s English-language films