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Alexandra¡®s Project

Rolf de Heer

Australia2003 102min 35mm Color

Synopsis

Family man Steve arrives home on his birthday expecting a party. Instead, he finds the suburban house deathly quiet. His wife, Alexandra, and their two children are gone; in their place, thereis a videotape, labelled ‘Play Me’. The tape begins with a birthday message. Then Alexandra begins to strip. Steve is delighted. Until he notices the gun pointed at his wife’s head…

Diretor

Rolf de Heer

Born in 1951 in Heemskerk, Holland, Rolf de Heer migrated to Australia with his family in 1959. Having written, produced and directed feature films for nearly two decades, he has become one of the leading filmmakers in Australia. His films consistently challenge moral conventions and push the boundaries of the filmmaking as an art. is his tenth film as a director.