The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One (also known simply as The Osiris Child and in Europe as Origin Wars[2]) is a 2016 Australian science fiction film directed by Shane Abbess and starring Daniel MacPherson, Kellan Lutz, and Rachel Griffiths.
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Directed by | Shane Abbess |
Screenplay by | Shane Abbess |
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Cinematography | Carl Robertson |
Edited by | Adrian Rostirolla |
Music by | Brian Cachia |
Distributed by | Madman Entertainment |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Box office | $135,532[1] |
Premise
Sy Lombrok (Kellan Lutz), a former nurse, is thrown together with Kane Sommerville (Daniel MacPherson), a lieutenant who works for Exor – an off-earth military contract company in humanity's extra-terrestrial future – as they search for Kane's young daughter Indi (Teagan Croft) before disaster strikes.
Cast
- Kellan Lutz as Sy Lombrok
- Daniel MacPherson as Lieutenant Kane Sommerville
- Isabel Lucas as Gyp
- Luke Ford as Bill
- Rachel Griffiths as General Lynex
- Temuera Morrison as Warden Mourdain
- Teagan Croft as Indi Sommerville
- Bren Foster as Charles Kreat
- Dwaine Stevenson as The Ragged
- Grace Huang as Jandi
- Firass Dirani as Clarence Carmel
- Brendan Clearkin as Bostok Kramer
Production
Shooting took place in Coober Pedy in South Australia and Gladesville and Sydney in New South Wales.[3] The producers credited include director Shane Abbess and Brian Cachia, with Cachia also composing the music.
Release
The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One was released in the United States at Fantastic Fest in September 2016.[4] It premiered in Australia at the Gold Coast Film Festival on 21 April 2017.[5]
Reception
Joe Leydon of Variety praised the film for the acting,[6] while Andy Webster praised the director, Shane Abbess.[7] Michael Reichshaffen of Los Angeles Times criticised the screenplay by Brian Cachia, pointing out that it "lacks novelty".[8] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62%, based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10.[9]