SXSW 2009 Preview: ‘The Horseman’

One of the movies named to the SXSW Presents Fantastic Fest @ Midnight, this movie looks to be one of the greatest revenge movies of all time, and from the looks of the trailer it just might be. Here is the synopsis:

An action-packed, multi-award winning Australian thriller, The Horseman features a range of powerhouse performances in an unflinching study of grief & retribution. Explore the dark fantasies we all dream up as Christian (Peter Marshall) grieves over the suspicious death of his teenage daughter.

As he travels through rural Australia to investigate, he picks up Alice (Caroline Marohasy), an awkward young runaway and an unlikely bond develops. But as the crime is pieced together, an ugly truth is revealed and Christian spirals down a dangerous path.

The trailer is NSFW so I put it after the jump, which we got thanks to Twitch Film.