Product Details

• Actors: Philip Holder, Stephen Moyer, Travis Fimmel, Teresa Palmer, Stephene Moyer
• Directors: David Denneen
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001AIQ14A
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,504 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
Two lovers seek a safe haven to hide out after a brutal crime has been committed. However what they thought was an abandoned mansion is inhabited by a rich agoraphobic who becomes their hostage. Or does he? who is the victi in this threesome? whatever you think is right is wrong. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 08/19/2008 Starring: Travis Fimmel Stephen Moyer Run time: 91 minutes Rating: Nr

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too bad it took Stephen Moyer from Hbo's True Blood to make this movie known., October 25, 2008

By	Summer (New York City) - See all my reviews

I happened to search under "True Blood", the HBO series for any items. This movie, "Restraint" came up among other items. It looked like a good thriller so I checked it out. Stephen Moyer from True Blood is in it which was why it showed up. I'm not a fan of his so that had no influence on wanting to see it.
A young Australian couple, Ron and Dale are on the run from the police. Ron has just recently killed Dale's boss. They have no money and are looking for a place to hide out. They eventually find a very big secluded house. As they're searching the house for things to steal, there's one thing they don't know. The owner is in the house.
The owner, Andrew (Stephen Moyer), sees Dale first and before anything is said, in comes Ron, with his shotgun, barking orders and tying Andrew up.
Andrew is agoraphobic and doesn't fight back as much as one would expect.
They come up with a plan, which to not ruin the movie, I'll leave out.
As the movie progresses, the interaction between the three characters is intense, suspenseful and exciting. Looks and actions could be deceiving.
All in all, I never expected the movie to be so good, with great acting and a storyline that kept me interested the whole time.
It's too bad both actors, Travis Fimmel (Ron) and Teresa Palmer (Dale) haven't been in more movies.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great!, March 9, 2009

By	Ana Neves (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I confess when I first watched this movie, I wanted more. Something was missing. The actors were awesome (all three) and the story, if somewhat predictible, didn't get me bored, like some *original* plots I've seen lately.

Then I watched it again (ok, I confess, I love Stephen Moyer). By the second time I could really enjoy the story and the acting! Specially the final 10 minutes. Maybe this is a movie that should be watched on theaters rather than on video...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good Australian movie !, February 25, 2009

By	Dr. Metal "e23adams" - See all my reviews

I don't know what it is with those Australian's and their movies, but there must be something in the water in Australia ! Because just about every Australian movie that I've seen was good to excellent, and this one here is simply another good Australian thriller. I guess the best script writers and directors along with actors do actually reside in Australia. Anyway, this is a good suspensful thriller that is more focused around the different characters of the film. Its not your average run of the mill type of thriller, especially because there is a certain amount of character development in it which is usually missing from other thrillers. Watch it cause you won't be disappointed if you're a thriller fan.