Painkiller
May 01 2022
•1h 28m
•Thriller, Drama
Steven Sullivan, a lonely office worker in an Australian metropolis longs to escape his feelings of self-loathing. Forcing himself into a life of hedonism, degeneracy and high-risk situations with a complete disregard for self-preservation, Steven begins his descent from a banal but normal life into a place with no return.
Cast
See allG Roberts
Steven Sullivan
Bonnie Wheeler
Michelle
Craig Van Waardenburg
Howard Voss
Miarka Rogers
Carol Freiderick
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