Michael Petroni's psychological thriller Backtrack will have its Australian premiere at Moonlight Cinemas after postive reviews at Tribeca Film festival earlier this year.
Starring Academy Award winner, Adrien Brody (The Pianist) and three time Australian Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill (Merlin), Backtrack will premiere December 6 in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The Screen Australia backed film is directed by Michael Petroni; best known for his work on the Academy Award nominated film The Book Thief (2013), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and Australian film Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) starring Guy Peace and Helena Bonham Carter.
The film follows psychologist Peter Bower's (Brody) as his life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that the patients he has been treating are ghosts.
Risking his own sanity, Peter delves into his past to uncover a terrifying secret which only he can put right.
Petroni said Backtrack was a story about the pastis a story about the past, wrong-doings and the very unreliable faculty of memory, all wrapped up in a mystery thriller. Adrien, Sam and the whole cast do an excellent job and what better way to premiere this film to Australian audiences than outdoors under the stars!"
AHL group director marketing, Ian Sutherland, said Moonlight Cinema was always delighted to support the Australian film industry.
"We are proud to announce the premiere screening of Backtrack as part of the 2015/16 summer program,” he said.
Due to hit cinemas in early 2016, this is an exciting opportunity to see an advanced screening of Australia’s latest blockbuster feature film, before the rest of the Australia.
Backtrack is part of a the 2015/16 season which is launching across Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide from December 3; Perth from December 5; and Brisbane from December 15.
Moonlight’s Gold Grass offers reserved bean beds in a premium viewing locatio with the wait service.