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Heatstroke

Heatstroke

Run. Fight. Survive. The hunt is on.

20135.11h 32m

Overview

On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.

Directed by Evelyn Purcell
Written by Hannah Nyala, Evelyn Purcell, Anne Brooksbank
Produced by David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
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Top Cast

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Paul

Svetlana Metkina

Svetlana Metkina

Tally

Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams

Josie

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Mallick

Andrew Roux

Andrew Roux

Dib

Warrick Grier

Warrick Grier

Bodley

C

Calvin Hayward

Foy

J

Jeanne Nielson

Miriam

N

Ndalo Stofile

Nurse

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Heatstroke

Heatstroke is a thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Evelyn Purcell, it stars Stephen Dorff, Svetlana Metkina, Maisie Williams. On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.

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