''The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One'' (also known simply as ''The Osiris Child'' and in Europe as ''Origin Wars'') is a 2016 Australian science fiction film directed by Shane Abbess and starring

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Kellan Lutz Kellan Christopher Lutz (born March 15, 1985) is an American actor and model. He made his film debut in ''Stick It'' (2006), and is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series (2008–2012). He has since played Pos ...

, and

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Premise

Sy Lombrok (Kellan Lutz), a former nurse, is thrown together with Kane Sommerville (Daniel MacPherson), a lieutenant who works for Exor – an off-earth military contract company in humanity's extra-terrestrial future – as they search for Kane's young daughter Indi ( Teagan Croft) before disaster strikes.

Cast

as Sy Lombrok *

as Lieutenant Kane Sommerville *

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as Gyp *

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as Bill *

as General Lynex *

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as Warden Mourdain * Teagan Croft as Indi Sommerville * Bren Foster as Charles Kreat * Dwaine Stevenson as The Ragged * Grace Huang as Jandi * Firass Dirani as Clarence Carmel * Brendan Clearkin as Bostok Kramer

Production

Shooting took place in

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and

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and Sydney in

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. The producers credited include director Shane Abbess and Brian Cachia, with Cachia also composing the music.

Release

''The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One'' was released in the United States at

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in September 2016. It premiered in Australia at the Gold Coast Film Festival on 21 April 2017.

Reception

Joe Leydon of ''

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'' praised the film for the acting, while Andy Webster praised the director, Shane Abbess. Michael Reichshaffen of ''

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'' criticized the screenplay by Brian Cachia, pointing out that it "lacks novelty". On

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, the film holds an approval rating of 62%, based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Osiris Child, The 2016 films Australian science fiction action films Australian science fiction adventure films Dystopian films Films set on fictional planets Films about genetic engineering Films about dreams 2016 science fiction action films 2010s science fiction adventure films 2010s action adventure films Films shot in South Australia 2010s English-language films