
Christian, a divorced father and white collar businessman grieves over the complicated death of his daughter. When a video arrives anonymously in the mail, featuring his daughter heavily intoxicated and mistreated, Christian sets out on a reckless journey to find answers. Fuelled by rage and sorrow, the death toll quickly rises as he uncovers an ugly truth. Along the way he meets Alice, a young runaway not unlike his daughter and a fragile friendship begins to unfold.... (Full plot summary below)
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Christian, a divorced father and white collar businessman grieves over the complicated death of his daughter. When a video arrives anonymously in the mail, featuring his daughter heavily intoxicated and mistreated, Christian sets out on a reckless journey to find answers. Fuelled by rage and sorrow, the death toll quickly rises as he uncovers an ugly truth. Along the way he meets Alice, a young runaway not unlike his daughter and a fragile friendship begins to unfold.
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| FEARnetScott WeinbergWorks as a basic, satisfying "revenge thriller," in that it presents a simple story full of rage, retribution, and catharsis -- but it's so much better than that, really. |
| At the Movies (Australia)Margaret PomeranzCertainly The Horseman is a calling card for Kastrissios' skills as a filmmaker; one just hopes he doesn't make The Horseman 2. |
| Empire Magazine AustralasiaLachlan HuddySteve Kastrissios announces himself as one to watch with this very good thriller, which is smart, relentless and makes the most of it's limitations. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Sophia WatsonThe Horseman is utterly repulsive and beautiful at the same time, shot skillfully with varying degrees of shutter-speed adding to the hazy depth of Christian's mental fracture. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonIt's mean and upsetting, but though the cruelty may undermine the message of vengeance breeding vengeance, it's never presented as slickly enjoyable or a facile solution. |
| Times (UK)Toby YoungFor a revenge thriller, The Horseman strays dangerously close to "torture porn" territory, but it's so well made that you're almost willing to excuse the gratuitous close-ups. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsGet Carter meets Death Wish in an absurdly violent but lean and tense Aussie revenge thriller. |
| Filmstar MagazineMark RamshawAn impressive debut, and one that leaves an indelible impression. But does it make for enjoyable viewing? That's less easy to call. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchA disgusting, repetitive, badly scripted movie, lacking any redeeming feature. |
| The Age (Australia)Jason Di RossoFor all the rough edges, and perhaps because of them, The Horseman is compelling voyeurism, and the two leads are near on perfect. |