Tim Roth’s Action Thriller Transforms Australian Countryside into a Hunting Ground
Key Takeaways
- Film Release: Seven Snipers is set to release on June 5 on digital and VOD platforms.
- Cast Highlights: The film features notable actors such as Radha Mitchell and Tim Roth.
- Plot Overview: The story revolves around a retired sniper who must confront her past to protect her daughter.
- Production Details: The film is produced by Sandra Sciberras and marks the debut of Monster Pictures Studios.
The Australian countryside is about to become a hunting ground. Next week marks the arrival of one of the most tense, under-the-radar action thrillers of the year on digital and VOD, Seven Snipers, pitting <em>Man on Fire</em> star Radha Mitchell against Pulp Fiction alum Tim Roth in a fierce battle of wits, patience, and survival. The former plays a retired elite sniper who has set her rifle down in favor of a quiet life on a ranch with her daughter, until the latter re-enters the picture, playing a warlord from her past with a score to settle. Ahead of its arrival in the U.S., we’re thrilled to include this intense showdown as part of Collider’s Exclusive Summer Preview series, and we can share a new image hinting at the previous connection the two once shared.
In our exclusive still, The Dragon (Roth) isn’t trying to kill Kris Hendricks (Mitchell), but is instead adjusting her headband as if they’re on the same side. However, the look on the veteran sniper’s face and the presence of another armed soldier suggest this isn’t voluntary. Hendricks was once the warlord’s captive and may have even been forced to do some of his dirty work, at least until something happened long ago that freed her from his grasp. Now, years later, she appears to have played into his hands once again, though this time, she’s not about to go down without a fight. Determined to save her daughter, she’ll do anything to stop The Dragon’s quest for revenge dead in its tracks.
Fortunately for Hendricks, she’s not alone in this fight. As the title Seven Snipers implies, she was once part of an entire team of legendary ex-military marksmen, who all show up to save one of their own when she makes the call. The Dragon has a ruthless reputation for a reason, though. It’ll take all the skills Hendricks has learned during her time in the service to vanquish the ghosts of her violent past for good. At its beating heart is the relationship of a mother trying to protect her daughter from that violence, only for them both to have to confront it head-on.
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‘Seven Snipers’ Brings in Some Elite Names for Its Killer Squad
Among the elite team members surrounding Mitchell in Seven Snipers is Ioan Gruffudd, best known as the former leader of the Fantastic Four, and True Blood star Ryan Kwanten, alongside Charles Cottier, Damien Ryan, and Bianca Wallace. The film hails from Sandra Sciberras with a script by Andrew O’Keefe, who previously helmed an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky‘s landmark novel Crime & Punishment in 2015. It marks the debut production of Monster Pictures Studios, coming out of an ongoing partnership between the banner and Head Gear Films with Grant Hardie, Ian Kirk, and Phil Hunt producing. Reviews so far have been positive, praising the film as a straightforward yet engaging actioner that relishes in the thrill of the hunt.
Seven Snipers will arrive on digital and VOD platforms on June 5. Check out our exclusive image above and stay tuned here at Collider throughout the rest of the week for more new looks at upcoming films from our summer preview series.
