Wish You Were Here

"Four went. Three came back. Only one of them knows what happened."

2012 1h 33m EN

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★5.5TMDB · 98

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Synopsis

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Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious disappearance. When Alice's sister Steph returns not long after, a nasty secret is revealed about the night her boyfriend went missing. But it is only the first of many. Who amongst them knows what happened on that fateful night when they were dancing under a full moon in Cambodia?

“Four went. Three came back. Only one of them knows what happened.”

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Cast

Joel Edgerton
Dave Flannery
Teresa Palmer
Steph McKinney
Felicity Price
Alice Flannery
Antony Starr
Jeremy King
Nicholas Cassim
Joe Canane
Otto Page
Max Flannery
Isabelle Austin-Boyd
Holly Flannery
Tina Bursill
Margie McKinney

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith
Writers: Felicity Price, Kieran Darcy-Smith
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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ERA

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Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith, shot by Jules O'Loughlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rosie Chase. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jason Ballantine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer and Felicity Price carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Four went. Three came back. Only one of them knows what happened.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1684925 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kieran Darcy-Smith directs. Jules O'Loughlin behind the camera. Rosie Chase scores. Jason Ballantine cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith, shot by Jules O'Loughlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Rosie Chase. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jason Ballantine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer and Felicity Price carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Four went. Three came back. Only one of them knows what happened.".
7IMDB entry: tt1684925 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jules O'Loughlin
Original score: Rosie Chase
Editing: Jason Ballantine
Production design: Alex Holmes
Costume design: Joanna Mae Park
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Lamphee
Sound: Brooke Trezise
Stunt coordinator: Nash Edgerton
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Wish You Were Here (2012)

Awards

AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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Wuchak2023-02-16
★ 6/10
Good beach-oriented crime/mystery told in an annoying, viewer-unfriendly way Two couples from Australia take a vacation to the beaches of Cambodia in which the beau of one of the sisters mysteriously goes missing after a night of partying. Upon their return to Sydney they try to put the broken pieces together. "Wish You Were Here" (2012) is a psychological crime drama/mystery with some thrills belonging to the subgenre about Caucasians visiting a dubious Southeast Asian country and running into inevitable problems, like “Vinyan” (2008), “No Escape” (2015) or even “The Beach” (2000). Teresa Palmer (Steph) is a highlight as usual while the locations are great and the cast is effective. Unfortunately, the supposedly ‘hip’ shaky handheld cam and relatively quick editing in the first act get annoying real fast. Worse, the story is told in an unnecessarily convoluted manner with constant flash-forwards, flashbacks and flash-presents all jammed together with little indication. Sure, you’ll be able to put the pieces together by the second half, but why make the viewer work so hard? While this makes the flick rather unenjoyable, there are several interesting psychological things going on that make it worthwhile, not to mention the aforementioned positives. The film runs 1 hours, 29 minutes, and was shot in New South Wales, Australia, including the Sydney area, as well as Sihanoukville on the coast of Cambodia. GRADE: B-/C+

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