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Turkey Shoot (2014)

Turkey Shoot poster
Directed by
Jon Hewitt
Genre
action film, thriller film, dystopian film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
18A
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future run by a fascist government, a group of misfits are captured and forced to take part in a deadly hunt. They must fight for survival against their wealthy oppressors who hunt them for sport.

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What happens

Turkey Shoot (released internationally as Elimination Game) is a 2014 Australian dystopian science fiction action film directed by Jon Hewitt and co-written by Hewitt and Belinda McClory. Shot in Australia, the film stars Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca, Robert Taylor and McClory. Inspired by the 1982 film of the same name directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith (who served as an executive producer on this film), it features appearances by two cast members from the earlier film, Carmen Duncan and Roger Ward, as well as the voice of producer Antony I. Ginnane as television network head Charley Varrick. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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