The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One

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The Osiris Child
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Film poster
Directed by Shane Abbess
Screenplay byShane Abbess
Story by
  • Shane Abbess
  • Brian Cachia
Produced by
  • Sidonie Abbene
  • Shane Abbess
  • Brian Cachia
  • Matthew Graham
  • Brett Thornquest
Starring
CinematographyCarl Robertson
Edited byAdrian Rostirolla
Music byBrian Cachia
Distributed by Madman Entertainment
Release date
  • 24 September 2016 (2016-09-24)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$135,532

The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One (also known simply as The Osiris Child and in Europe as Origin Wars [1] ) is a 2016 Australian science fiction film directed by Shane Abbess and starring Daniel MacPherson, Kellan Lutz, and Rachel Griffiths.

Contents

Premise

Sy Lombrok, a former nurse, is thrown together with Kane Sommerville, a lieutenant who works for Exor – an off-earth military contract company in humanity's extra-terrestrial future – as they search for Kane's young daughter Indi before disaster strikes.

Cast

Production

Shooting took place in Coober Pedy in South Australia and Gladesville and Sydney in New South Wales. [2] The producers credited include director Shane Abbess and Brian Cachia, with Cachia also composing the music.

Release

The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One had its world premiere in September 2016 at Fantastic Fest, in Austin, Texas. [3] It premiered in Australia at the Gold Coast Film Festival on 21 April 2017. [4] Beyond film festivals, the film received a very limited release, such as 29 theatre screens in its home country of Australia, and brought in a worldwide gross of US$135,532 at the box office. [5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 60% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10. [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [7]

Joe Leydon of Variety praised the film for the acting, [8] while Andy Webster praised the director, Shane Abbess. [9] Michael Reichshaffen of Los Angeles Times criticised the screenplay by Brian Cachia, pointing out that it "lacks novelty". [10]

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