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AUSTRALIA · 2006

The Contract

Bruce Beresford
contract killing father-son relationship wilderness survival redemption moral conflict
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Synopsis

Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.

Year2006
CountryAustralia
DirectorBruce Beresford
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