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Prime Mover - Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn, David Caesar

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Thomas (Michael Dorman) is a talented truck detailer, whose love for the beautiful Melissa (Emily Barclay) is matched only by his desire to own a prime mover of his own and start his life as a truckie. After borrowing money from a dodgy loan shark, Thomas' wishes seem to be coming true. But as Thomas sinks further into debt, his desperation for work keeps him away from Melissa. Will they be able to cruise on easy street, or is the road to nowhere?

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film Australia drama romance truck driver open road NSW big rig owner/driver family truckie debt long haul caravan

Persons of interest

William McInnes .... Phil
Andrew S Gilbert .... Thomas' Dad
Lynette Curran .... Mrs Boyd
Jeanette Cronin .... Melissa's Mum
Gyton Grantley .... Repo Man 1
Emily Barclay .... Melissa
Michael Dorman .... Thomas
Anni Finsterer .... Thomas' Mum
Anthony Hayes .... Salesman, Mechanic, Business Man, Foreman
Scott McLean .... Repo 2 'Jimmy'
Ben Mendelsohn .... Johnnie
David Caesar .... Screenwriter
David Caesar .... Director

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Theatrical report

You don't have to be a bogan to like big trucks, but it helps. Prime Mover is a small film about big Australian spaces and the little Aussie battlers who try to fill them. Bad hair, hard men, harder women, blokes who have trouble expressing themselves, people trying to make an honest buck, folks for whom honesty is just a word, dust. It ain't pretty.

Fortunately, Michael Dorman is pretty. It's always good to have a bit of eye-candy on the big screen. Unfortunately, he's prettier than his leading lady, Emily Barclay, with whom he previously played Romeo in Suburban mayhem. (He was prettier then, too.) He's also still making the wrong decisions and getting the wrong girl preggers.

Prime Mover (it refers to the part of a truck that has the cab and engine, to which one can attach trailers) is an odd little film, especially when the camera starts seeing things from Thomas' "artistic" point of view (see below). The story is not hugely surprising (how many stories can be written about a man and a truck?) although David Caesar does manage to get to the end of the film at the same time as his characters. You don't need to see this film but there's no reason not to.

The Australia, drama, romance movie Prime Mover is directed by David Caesar and stars Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn.