Impressive Australian indie from Bren Foster, a former soap star and martial artist who writes, directs, produces, choreographs the fight scenes and stars in this effective, efficient revenge drama. What it lacks in budget it makes up for in an absorbing cinéma-vérité style which lends the drama a quite convincing sense of reality – despite the extreme nature of the story – supported by strong acting performances (especially the film’s central warring couple, played by Luke Ford and Cassie Howarth), and great action which shows Foster at his blistering best. Foster plays a hunky, retired, wholesome MMA fighter called Alex who teaches martial arts to all ages and grades, giving private lessons to Samantha (Howarth), who become an item in the process. This upsets her psychotic ex-husband, Victor (Ford), who starts to encroach on Alex’s lifestyle and business. When two children go missing outside his gym, the narrative threads quickly converge and Alex’s skills are soon put to the test. The final act is a brutal, brilliant showcase of almost non-stop martial arts action which should surely secure Foster’s entry into more substantial action hero roles in the future. And with a story that deals in child kidnapping, domestic abuse and suicide, it’s certainly not a light watch, but these issues are dealt with using great sensitivity. A triumph.