Triangle 2009

Triangle is a 2009 psychological horror film written and directed by Christopher Smith and starring Melissa George, Michael Dorman, Rachael Carpani, Henry Nixon, Emma Lung, and Liam Hemsworth. George portrays a single mother who goes on a boating trip with several friends. When they are forced to abandon their ship, they board a derelict ocean liner, where they become convinced that someone is stalking them. The screenplay is partly based on the story of Sisyphus, the Greek mythological figure cursed to repeatedly push a boulder up a hill without ever successfully reaching the top. A British-Australian co-production, Triangle was financed by UK Film Council, which awarded £1.6 million ($2.8 million) of public money from the National Lottery fund towards the development, production, and distribution of the film. Smith cited a number of influences on the screenplay, ranging from The Twilight Zone to the films Dead of Night (1945), Back to the Future (1985), and Memento (2000). The film was shot on sets and on location in Queensland, Australia.