The Book of Revelation (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Book of Revelation


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director = Ana Kokkinos
producer = Al Clark
writer = Rupert Thomson (novel)
Ana Kokkinos
Andrew Bovell
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starring = Tom Long
Greta Scacchi
Colin Friels
music = Cezary Skubiszewski
cinematography = Tristan Milani
editing = Martin Connor
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released = 2006
runtime = 119 min.
country = AUS
language = English
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amg_id = 1:358544
imdb_id = 0424863

"The Book of Revelation" is a 2006 Australian film directed by Ana Kokkinos, which she adapted with Andrew Bovell to screen from the novel by Rupert Thomson. It was produced by Al Clark, with original music by Cezary Skubiszewski. The movie was unique for its detailed visuals of a non statutory female on male rape.

Plot summary

Daniel (Tom Long), a charismatic dancer, is drugged and abducted in an alley by three hooded women. They proceed to torture and rape him in an abandoned warehouse for about two weeks, before they take him in their car and dump him out.

When he is left to return to his normal life, he loses his ability to dance and has problems relating with his environment. To reclaim his identity, he seeks revenge. He does so by hitting on every woman who responds to him hoping his abductors would be among them.

Tagline:
* "A secret he would not share. An obsession he could not control. A mystery he dare not resolve."

Cast

* Tom Long as Daniel
* Greta Scacchi as Isabel
* Colin Friels as Olsen

Awards

The film was nominated for Best Screenplay - Adapted, Best Original Music Score and Best Costume Design awards at the Australian Film Institute in 2006. It won the Best Music Score (Cezary Skubiszewski) at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, where it was nominated for four more awards.

External links

*imdb title|id=0424863|title=The Book of Revelation
*amg title|id=1:358544|title=The Book of Revelation
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=691760;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 The Book of Revelation at the National Film and Sound Archive]