Playing at the Fantasia Film Fest
The Australian thriller The Loved Ones is one of the many awesome films playing at the Fantasia Film Festival. Written-directed by Sean Byrne, the picture stars Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine, Richard Wilson and Jessica McNamee. Check out the trailer just past this synopsis:
Teenager Brent is given over to depression and fits of self-mutilation after being behind the wheel for a car accident that killed his own father. That the accident was not at all Brentâs faultâhe swerved to avoid a bloodied and beaten man who stumbled into the path of his carâdoes not seem to matter. His home, now reduced to just Brent and his mother, is a dry and muted place filled with nothing but guilt and quiet despair. The only bright point in Brentâs life at all is Holly, his beautiful and vibrant girlfriend, the only soul with any chance at pulling Brent out of his self-imposed exile and, of course, his date for the year-end dance. And there’s the problem. You see, Brent has also caught the eye of Lola, the awkward school loner. And while Lola may fade in to the background at school, letâs just say Lola is used to getting what she wants and more than willing to employ any means necessary to get it. And if Brent won’t come willingly, well, there are other ways. There always have been…
Source: Official Site
