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The Tattooist (2007)

USA 2007 - 89 min.

Rating: R
Genre: Thriller
Budget: $3,000,000



Theatrical release USA: NO
Theatrical release Australia: August 23, 2007
Boxoffice USA: $
Boxoffice Foreign: $

Cast
Jason Behr - Jake Sawyer
Mia Blake - Sina
Robbie Magasiva - Alipati
Michael Hurst - Crash
Caroline Cheong - Victoria


David Fane - Aleki Va'a
Nathaniel Lees - Mr Perenese
Stuart Devenie - Senior Doctor
Andy Wong - Singapore Guy

Synopsis
American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer explores and exploits ethnic designs from around the world. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he glimpses the exotic world of traditional Samoan tatau in the work of the fiercely proud Alipati.

Fatefully, Jake is attracted to Alipati's beautiful cousin, Sina. When Jake impulsively steals an ancient Samoan tattooing tool, he unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. Suddenly, his art takes on a frightening new dimension, exposing everyone he touches, including the feisty Singaporean Victoria, to mortal peril.

Sensing the solution can only lie with the Samoans, Jake follows them to Auckland, where he runs into an old adversary, tattoo artist Crash and a new one, the respected Samoan elder Aleki Va'a.

His investigation takes him on a devastating journey into the dark heart of Pacific mysticism. There, Jake must recover his own soul if he is to save the woman he loves and escape with his life.

Trivia
- based on an idea by Vela Manusuate.
- Filmed September 2006.
- Filmed on locations in Auckland Central, South Auckland and Singapore and studios in Waitakere City.
- This is Peter Burger's feature film debut.

International Distribution: Sony Pictures
Australasian Distribution: Buena Vista International
Studio:
Production Company: Eyeworks Touchdown Productions, Mediacorp Raintree Productions, and The New Zealand Film Commission

DVD SPECIFICATIONS

Technical Specs
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: Region 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1

DVD Features:
n/a

Crew
Director: Peter Burger
Screenwriters: Matthew Grainger and Jonathan King
Producer: Robin Scholes
Executive Producers: Julie Christie, Daniel Yun, James Dean, Paul Davis
Co-producers: Seah Saw Yam, Ng San San, Chan Pui Yin
Director of Photography: Leon Narbey
Production Designer: Gary Mackay
Costume Designer: Gavin McLean
Music Composer: James Hall
Editor: Paul Maxwell