The Square

Jun 30, 2008

1h 45m

★ 6.2

Some things can't be buried.

Overview

Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Igloo Films

New South Wales Film & Television Office

Film Depot Pty. Ltd.

Blue-Tongue Films

Australian Film Finance Corporation

The Square Trailers

Cast

Raymond Yale

David Roberts

Carla Smith

Claire van der Boom

Billy

Joel Edgerton

Lily (as Hannah Mangan-Lawrence)

Hanna Mangan Lawrence

Greg 'Smithy' Smith

Anthony Hayes

Jake

Peter Phelps

Gil Hubbard

Bill Hunter

Barney

Kieran Darcy-Smith

Charlie

Stephen Weston

Wendy

Lisa Bailey

Martha Yale

Lucy Bell

Eddie

Damon Herriman

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