Gritty thriller hits the mark
Distant Shadow stars Rosie Fellner as Michelle Wallace, a young woman trying to put the past behind her.
At four years old she witnessed the brutal murder of her mother, and she still carries the emotional scars.
Now in her early 20s, Michelle is living in a crappy boarding house. Her boyfriend wants her to move in with him, but she’s not yet ready to make that commitment.
She strikes up a friendship with Charles Paskin (Stephen Tiller), a middle-aged fellow boarding house resident.
Unknown to Michelle he’s really a secret agent with a handy knack of killing anyone that gets in his way.
He’s on a mission to recover some important files and Michelle gets caught up in his dangerous game when she realises there is a link between the files and the death of her mother.
Thriller, 15. 3/5
