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The Square (2008)

R 105 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   31 July 2008 (Australia)
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Reviews: 30 user | 82 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com

A man's life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash.

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Nash Edgerton
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The Square -- Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla.  Ray’s moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run.  If only it were that simple... The Square -- Clip: House fire The Square -- Featurette: VFX elements breakdown
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Roberts ...
Claire van der Boom ...
Peter Phelps Peter Phelps ...
Jake
Bill Hunter Bill Hunter ...
Gil Hubbard
Kieran Darcy-Smith ...
Barney
Stephen Weston Stephen Weston ...
Charlie
Lisa Bailey Lisa Bailey ...
Wendy
Lucy Bell Lucy Bell ...
Martha Yale
Anthony Hayes ...
Damon Herriman ...
Eddie
Brendan Donoghue ...
Leonard Long
Luke Doolan Luke Doolan ...
Smithy's Mate
Greg Hatton Greg Hatton ...
Smithy's Mate
Joel Edgerton ...
Billy
Hanna Mangan Lawrence ...
Lily (as Hannah Mangan-Lawrence)
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Storyline

Lovers Ray and Carla plan to burn down her house at Christmas, to run off with her husband's drug money. Ray has a side scheme going too, taking kickbacks on the love hotel project whose construction he's managing. The suburban Aussie marrieds live across a river from each other, the much older, domesticated Ray in a upper middle-class neighborhood, Carla on the wrong side of the water. The cheaters will lure their families to the same Christmas picnic celebration, to provide alibis while still being able to sneak off and chat about the arson. Carla's tow-truck owner hubby, Smithy, is a fearsome tough to cross, so will the philanderers' holiday gifts come through, or explode in their lying faces ? Written by David Stevens  

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Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Money | Arson | Love | Bag Of Money  | See more »

Taglines:

Some things can't be buried.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language See all certifications »

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Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Квадрат See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$17,092 (USA) (11 April 2010) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$404,898 (USA) (18 July 2010)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Connections

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: The American (#1.5)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Unloved Letters"
Written by Ben Lee
Performed by Jessica Chapnik Kahn (as Jessica Chapnik)
Produced by Ben Lee and Nic Johns
Courtesy of Inertia/New West Records See more »