Taglines: Revenge just rode into town.
Young police officer Shane Cooper (Ryan Kwanten) relocates to the small country town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife Alice to start a family. But when news of a prison break sends the local law enforcement officers – led by the town’s ruling presence, Old Bill – into a panic, Shane’s first day on duty rapidly turns into a nightmare.
Enter Jimmy Conway, a convicted murderer serving life behind bars, who has returned to the isolated outpost seeking revenge. Now caught in the middle of what will become a terrifying and bloody confrontation, Shane will be forced to take the law into his own hands if he is to survive.
A taut thriller which unfolds over the course of a single day and night, and told with explosive action and chilling violence, Red Hill is a modern-day western played out against the extraordinary landscapes of high-country Australia.
Red Hill is an Australian neo-western/thriller film written and directed by Patrick Hughes. The film stars Red Hill, Red Hill 2010, Steve Bisley, Kevin Harrington, Ryan Kwanten, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom, Christopher Davis, Richard Sutherland, Tim Hughes, Eddie Baroo, Cliff Ellen and Ken Connley.
Red Hill premiered at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2010 in the Panorama section. It was released in the United States on 5 November 2010 and in Australia on 25 November.
Red Hill (2010)
Directed by: Patrick Hughes
Starring by: Steve Bisley, Kevin Harrington, Ryan Kwanten, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom, Christopher Davis, Richard Sutherland, Tim Hughes, Eddie Baroo, Cliff Ellen, Ken Connley
Screenplay by: Patrick Hughes
Production Design by: Enzo Iacono
Cinematography by: Tim Hudson
Film Editing by: Patrick Hughes
Costume Design by: Nicola Dunn
Art Direction by: Seth Aitken
Music by: Dmitri Golovko
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, and language.
Distributed by: Strand Releasing
Release Date: November 5, 2010