SPOILER BE HERE!! Traditional suspense with an ongoing mystery to accompany. Set in Australia, the main actor (Dawn) is on the run with her 13 year old daughter. After the opening scene of Dawn attacking an older man in his home, she then begins to flee with her daughter. While on the lam, she takes precautions to keep her whereabouts secret...no credit cards to track, no explanation of her evasive actions. Shortly after, we are introduced to an ex-cop looking for her. We learn in the last half of the movie that he is her ex-husband as her daughter calls out to him as her father.
It's not clear why she is on the run, no indication of a crime she did but we are focused a few times on the trunk of her car. The contents are revealed after the husband catches up with her and appear to get back together. Together, they open the trunk and it's finally revealed the body of a young girl, we presume their other daughter, whom died by an accidental drowning. Coming to terms with the reality, both Dawn and her husband accept the tragedy and seal acceptance with a little make up sex. It's also important to note that during the search for Dawn, she meets an outback police officer who purposely does not ask many questions, clearly because he too, has a need for sex. persistent on several occasions, she obliges but sets her own limits.
The acting by Dawn was actually decent. Her physical appearance and ability to show appropriate fear and emotion played well into her role. My take on her is that she uses sex as an escape in lieu of drugs. The drowning of her other child was too much for her to handle and her let out was to bed with whomever was available at the time. That said, the final sex scene appeared to be a genuine act of her life back on track with her husband. Especially since she had him there to help deal with the drowning.
It's not clear why she is on the run, no indication of a crime she did but we are focused a few times on the trunk of her car. The contents are revealed after the husband catches up with her and appear to get back together. Together, they open the trunk and it's finally revealed the body of a young girl, we presume their other daughter, whom died by an accidental drowning. Coming to terms with the reality, both Dawn and her husband accept the tragedy and seal acceptance with a little make up sex. It's also important to note that during the search for Dawn, she meets an outback police officer who purposely does not ask many questions, clearly because he too, has a need for sex. persistent on several occasions, she obliges but sets her own limits.
The acting by Dawn was actually decent. Her physical appearance and ability to show appropriate fear and emotion played well into her role. My take on her is that she uses sex as an escape in lieu of drugs. The drowning of her other child was too much for her to handle and her let out was to bed with whomever was available at the time. That said, the final sex scene appeared to be a genuine act of her life back on track with her husband. Especially since she had him there to help deal with the drowning.