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Directed by | Matthew Holmes |
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Cinematography | Cable Williams |
Edited by | Edward Tresize |
Music by | Ronnie Minder |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Australia |
The Cost is a 2022 Australian revenge drama directed by Matthew Holmes from an original screenplay by Matthew Holmes and Gregory Moss. Set over 48 hours, the film follows two men as they seek to enact vengeance on a convicted felon, by taking him deep into the bush to inflict a series of brutal punishments. It stars Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Damon Hunter, Kevin Dee, Nicole Pastor and Clayton Watson.
The director's intentions with The Cost was to explore at the moral, ethical and emotional implications surrounding vengeance and vigilante justice.[1] The writers wanted to steer away from the tropes typically associated with vigilante films and present an act of revenge in a highly realistic way.[2]
Some elements within the story, such as the flashbacks to the character of Stephanie, were inspired by the real-life murder of Jill Meagher.[3][4]