
Risk
2001-05-10 · 93 min · ★ 5.0
Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con man Ben (Tom Long), John hatches a scheme to substantiate false claims by taking a percentage of several questionable claims his firm has settled for a fraction of their usual worth. John and Ben are assisted in their illegal business by Louise (Claudia Karvan), a lawyer with a cocaine problem who is also John's lover. But when Louise becomes involved with Ben and demands a bigger share of the money, their already-shaky confidence game begins to collapse.
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- Directors
- Alan White
- Production companies
- The Premium Movie Partnership, Macgowan and Beneficiary Films, Smiley Productions, New South Wales Film & Television Office
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Tom LongBen Madigan
Claudia KarvanLouise Roncoli
Bryan BrownJohn Kriesky
Jason ClarkeChris
Brian MeeganInstructor
Kim KnuckeyDetective Farrell
Melissa Madden-GrayColleen
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