Prime Mover

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Prime Mover

2009

1h 30m

Comedy

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50%

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10 Reviews

33%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Thomas (Michael Dorman), a truck painter, longs to have a beautiful new semi of his own. Shortly after getting married he finally buys a hauler of his own, but he must get in deep with a shady loan shark to do so.

Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Nov 12, 2009

2/5

An uneasy blend of whimsy with elements that are deliberately harsh or humdrum.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Nov 11, 2009

3.5/5

David Caesar, in his fifth feature, captures something real about the lives of these people. It has a nice brittle quality, a sort of sad and melancholy truth.

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Don Groves

sbs.com.au

Dec 29, 2010

2.5

Road movie is a truckin' waste of energy.

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Erin Free

FILMINK (Australia)

Nov 11, 2009

Ambitious, colourful and jolting film, which succeeds on the back of its winning performances and strain of magic realism.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Nov 11, 2009

2/5

There is barely enough to Prime Mover's story to sustain a full-length feature, let alone the attention of restless viewers.

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Nov 5, 2009

Prime Mover deals in the everyday lives of recognisably Australian characters in a way that makes their journey matter to us. And it does it in unique style

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Synopsis

Thomas (Michael Dorman), a truck painter, longs to have a beautiful new semi of his own. Shortly after getting married he finally buys a hauler of his own, but he must get in deep with a shady loan shark to do so.

Director: David Caesar
Producer: Vincent Sheehan
Screenwriter: David Caesar
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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