Absolute Deception
Absolute Deception (also known as Deception) is a 2013 Australian/Canadian international co-production action-thriller film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Emmanuelle Vaugier.[2][3] The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on June 11, 2013.
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| Directed by | Brian Trenchard-Smith |
| Produced by | Dale Bradley Kirk Shaw Grant Bradley Brian Trenchard-Smith |
| Screenplay by | Kraig Wenman |
| Story by | Jeffrey Schenck Peter Sullivan |
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr. Emmanuelle Vaugier |
| Music by | Michael Richard Plowman |
| Cinematography | Dan Macarthur |
| Edited by | Asim Nuraney |
Production company | Odyssey Media Voltage Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Australia Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[1] |
Premise
When a widowed reporter is informed by an FBI agent that her deceased husband has just been murdered, the two join forces to uncover a web of deceit that is shocking and more deadly than anyone could imagine.
Cast
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as John Nelson
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Rebecca Scott
- Evert McQueen as Inspector Hendricks
- Ty Hungerford as Archer
- Jeff Gannon as D.A. Cochran
- Brad McMurray as Thug #1
- Kelly Atkinson as Brigid Archer
- Sean Edward Frazer as Police Officer #1
- Troy MacKinder as Associate
- Raymond Massey as Coroner
- Rachel Morgan-McMurray as New Yorker
- Gulliver Page as Thug #2
- Candice Storey as Constable Jill Davis
- Sam White as Police Officer #2
- Togo Singano as Kelvin
- Brian Trenchard-Smith as the commissioner
Production
The film was shot in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in 15 days with actors plus two days of shooting a car chase.[4] Brian Trenchard-Smith has a cameo in the film as a Police Commissioner.
Home media
DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on June 11, 2013, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
References
- Tambay Obenson, "Cuba Gooding Jr Heading To Australia To Shoot "Deception" w/ One Of Tarantino's Favorite Directors", Indiewire, 29 June 2011 accessed 8 February 2013
- Katrina Jones, "Cuba Gooding Jr shoots scenes on Coast", Gold Coast Bulletin, 5 July 2012 accessed 8 February 2013
- Diana Lodderhouse, "Voltage nabs sales rights to Deception", Variety, 17 March 2012 accessed 8 February 2013
- Bryan Van Campen, "Interview with Filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith", Ithaca.com, 14 November 2012 accessed 8 February 2013