The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One

The Osiris Child
The Osiris Child
	Film poster
Directed by	Shane Abbess
Screenplay by	Shane Abbess
Story by	Shane Abbess; Brian Cachia;
Produced by	Sidonie Abbene; Shane Abbess; Brian Cachia; Matthew Graham; Brett Thornquest;
Starring	Kellan Lutz; Daniel MacPherson; Isabel Lucas; Rachel Griffiths; Temuera Morrison; Teagan Croft;
Cinematography	Carl Robertson
Edited by	Adrian Rostirolla
Music by	Brian Cachia
Distributed by	Madman Entertainment
Release date	24 September 2016;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	$135,532

The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One (also known simply as The Osiris Child and in Europe as Origin Wars^[2]) is a 2016 Australian science fiction film directed by Shane Abbess and starring Daniel MacPherson, Kellan Lutz, and Rachel Griffiths.

Premise

Sy Lombrok (Kellan Lutz), a former nurse, is thrown together with Kane Sommerville (Daniel MacPherson), 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 (Teagan Croft) before disaster strikes.

Cast

Kellan Lutz as Sy Lombrok
Daniel MacPherson as Lieutenant Kane Sommerville
Isabel Lucas as Gyp
Luke Ford as Bill
Rachel Griffiths as General Lynex
Temuera Morrison as Warden Mourdain
Teagan Croft as Indi Sommerville
Bren Foster as Charles Kreat
Dwaine Stevenson as The Ragged
Grace Huang as Jandi
Firass Dirani as Clarence Carmel
Brendan Clearkin as Bostok Kramer

Production

Shooting took place in Coober Pedy in South Australia and Gladesville and Sydney in New South Wales.^[3] The producers credited include director Shane Abbess and Brian Cachia, with Cachia also composing the music.

Release

The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One was released in the United States at Fantastic Fest in September 2016.^[4] It premiered in Australia at the Gold Coast Film Festival on 21 April 2017.^[5]

Reception

Joe Leydon of Variety praised the film for the acting,^[6] while Andy Webster praised the director, Shane Abbess.^[7] Michael Reichshaffen of Los Angeles Times criticised the screenplay by Brian Cachia, pointing out that it "lacks novelty".^[8] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62%, based on 21 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10.^[9]

References

^ "The Osiris Child(2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "The Osiris Child (Aka Origin Wars)". Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ Mathieson, Craig (9 May 2017). "The Osiris Child review: A curious ticking clock Australian thriller". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child". Fantastic Fest. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Feast your eyes on the new trailer for The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One". 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ Leydon, Joe (5 October 2017). "Film Review: 'The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One'". Variety.
^ Weber, Andy (5 October 2017). "Review: 'The Osiris Child' Has It All, and Then Some". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (5 October 2017). "'The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One': Solid B-movie sci-fi on a budget". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

External links

[NUM-1] "The Osiris Child(2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[2] "The Osiris Child (Aka Origin Wars)". Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[3] Mathieson, Craig (9 May 2017). "The Osiris Child review: A curious ticking clock Australian thriller". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[4] "Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child". Fantastic Fest. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[5] "Feast your eyes on the new trailer for The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One". 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[6] Leydon, Joe (5 October 2017). "Film Review: 'The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One'". Variety.

[7] Weber, Andy (5 October 2017). "Review: 'The Osiris Child' Has It All, and Then Some". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[8] Rechtshaffen, Michael (5 October 2017). "'The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One': Solid B-movie sci-fi on a budget". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[9] "The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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