Offspring (1996 film)

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Offspring
Directed byRichard Ryan
Written byRichard Ryan
Produced by Phillip Emanuel
executive
David Hannay
Starring Chantal Contouri
Robert Mammone
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
Production
company
Phillip Emanuel Productions
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Offspring is an Australian thriller about Rosa Cassini, a woman (Chantal Contouri) who becomes obsessed with her daughter Maria (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick) and her daughter's newfound love Ben King (Robert Mammone). [1] For her part Maria is unwilling to rekindle her relationship with her mother following an abusive past. Rosa however holds other dark secrets and a surprise for Maria and Ben.

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p115