TRANSFUSION
Australia / 2022 / 106 min / DCP / Thriller
Director : Matt Nable
Script : Matt Nable
Cinematography : Shelley Farthing-Dawe
Editing : Jonathan Tappin
Music : Luke Altmann
Production : John & Michael Schwarz
Distribution : L’atelier d’images
Cast : Sam Worthington (Ryan), Matt Nable (Johnny), Phoebe Tonkin (Justine), Edward Carmody (Teen Billy), Susie Porter (the magistrate), Gilbert Bradman (8yr Billy)
CinefestOZ 2022
Transfusion is a taut, muscular thriller with a strong emotional core. Ryan, a former Special Forces operative and his son Billy attempt to reconnect after they endure a profound loss. The son, displaced and constantly moving from town to town is on his last chance with the law. Now, his father must use his unique skillset and infiltrate the criminal underworld to safeguard his son’s future.
Matt Nable
Matthew Nable is an Australian film and television actor, writer, sports commentator and former professional rugby league player. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s for the Manly-Warringah and South Sydney clubs, he wrote and starred in the rugby league-centred drama The Final Winter in 2007. Nable went on to act in films such as Killer Elite, Riddick, Fell, Son of a gun, Hacksaw Ridge, Jasper Jones, The Dry as well as on many TV series.