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| Directed by | Thomas M. Wright |
| Written by | Thomas M. Wright |
| Based on | The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer by Kate Kyriacou[1] |
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| Cinematography | Sam Chiplin |
| Edited by | Simon Njoo |
| Music by | Oliver Coates |
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Running time | 116 minutes[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Stranger is a 2022 Australian psychological crime thriller film written and directed by Thomas M. Wright, starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris.[3][4] Based on the non-fiction book The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer by Kate Kyriacou, and inspired by the murder investigation of Daniel Morcombe,[1] the film follows an investigation of a child abduction case, with an undercover police officer (Edgerton) in a sting operation tasked with getting close to and forming a friendship with the prime suspect (Harris).
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022, under the Un Certain Regard section.[5] It had a limited theatrical release in Australia by Transmission Films on 6 October 2022 and streamed worldwide on Netflix on 19 October.[6][7] The film received positive reviews from critics.
- ^ a b Spence, Hamish; Achenza, Madeleine (15 July 2022). "Daniel Morcombe's parents demand film stop using son's name to promote film". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d Felperin, Leslie (22 May 2022). "'The Stranger': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (25 December 2020). "From Nitram to Penguin Bloom: Australian films to look out for in 2021". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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- ^ Whittock, Jesse (4 August 2022). "Netflix Acquires Thomas M. Wright's Joel Edgerton And Sean Harris-Starring Thriller 'The Stranger' Following Cannes Bow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Transmission Films [@transmission] (14 September 2022). "Directed by Thomas M. Wright and starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris, #TheStranger will be in Australian cinemas October 6" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2022 – via Twitter.