''Lone Wolf'' is a 2021 Australian science fiction political thriller film written and directed by Jonathan Ogilvie. It stars

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, and

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Plot

The story is based on

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's 1907 novel ''

The Secret Agent ''The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale'' is an anarchist spy fiction novel by Polish-British author Joseph Conrad, first published on 12 September 1907.. The story is set in Soho, London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a sp ...

'', but set in the near future in Australia instead of London in the early 1900s. Winnie, who runs an adult book and video store with her boyfriend Conrad, shares a home with her learning disabled brother Stevie. Conrad is drawn into a plot by a banned organisation to disrupt the forthcoming

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, little suspecting that he could be a target.

Cast

as Minister *

as Winnie *Chris Bunton as Stevie *

as Kylie *

as Conrad * Marlon Williams as Alex Ossipon *

Stephen Curry Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Chef Curry", he is widely regarded as the ...

as Assistant Commissioner *

as Father Michaelis *

Tyler Coppin Tyler Coppin (born 9 November 1956) is an American-Australian actor, playwright and American dialect coach for actors in film, television and theatre. Personal life and education Coppin is a fourth-generation Californian born in Roseville, Cal ...

as Hippy Karl *

Eddie Baroo Eddie Baroo (born 25 September 1968) is an Australian actor, screenwriter, singer and guitarist. He is the lead singer and frontman of the band Stodgewood. His notable films are '' Red Hill'' (2010), ''Crawlspace A crawl space or crawlspace ...

as Rolli from Magic Carpets

Production

Jonathan Ogilvie wrote and directed the film.

Release

The film was released by

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in theaters and on VOD on 24 September 2021.

Reception

film has a 63% rating on

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, based on eight reviews. Wendy Ide of ''

Screen International ''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned '' Broadcast''. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involv ...

'' gave the film a positive review, calling it "a deliberately unpolished political thriller and a novel spin on the found footage approach". Kat Halstead of

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awarded the film two stars out of five.

Awards and nominations

''Lone Wolf'' was nominated for the Best Indie Film in the

11th AACTA Awards The 11th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an awards ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2021. The main ceremony occurred on 8 December 2021 at the S ...

References

External links

* * {{The Secret Agent Australian science fiction films 2020s Australian films Films based on works by Joseph Conrad