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The Defector
The Cold War's greatest unsolved mystery: in 1967 Prime Minister Holt disappeared without a trace. His body was never found. Experience his last days in office and discover the truth behind what really happened in this tense genre bending conspiracy thriller, part one of an anthology series of high-end movies, free on Steam.
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Positive (37) - 94% of the 37 user reviews for this series are positive.
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Jan 6, 2018
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Languages:
Original Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔
Awards
Won the 2018 Australian Directors Guild award https://adg.org.au/news/2018%20ADG%20Awards%20Winners%20Annouced
Notice: The Defector is no longer available on the Steam store.
 

Volume 1

1. Part 1
Jan 8, 2018
15 minutes
The Cold War's greatest unsolved mystery: in 1967 Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared without a trace. His body was never found. Find out what really happened and experience his last days in office through this tense conspiracy thriller.
2. Anima
Jan 8, 2018
13 minutes
Reality blurs as a rogue scientist struggles to keep his terminally ill wife alive inside a virtual world.
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Reviews

“"A dark Gem. Exquisite design and snarling execution."”
100 – Polygon

“"Taltilizing. Takes it to a whole new level."”
100 – Gizmodo

“"Top notch... awesomely intriguing"”
100 – Geek Tyrant

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The Defector Asset Pack

THE ART OF THE DEFECTOR + THE SCREENPLAY

A digital artwork book containing the concept art, designs from world class concept artist JEREMY LOVE (Marvel, Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, Star Wars, Alien)


Includes:
  • TheArtofTheDefector.pdf - 20 MB
  • TheDefectorScreenplay.pdf - 1MB

PRODUCTION ASSETS (OUT NOW!)

Documentation and assets from the DIRECTING, WRITING, and PRODUCTION of a world class quality film. Budgets, Briefs, Plans, templates, Mood books and much more.


Includes:
  • PRODUCTIONASSETS
Budgets, pitches, documents, previs, briefs, directors prep, and much more from inside the production process.

THE DEFECTOR ANTHOLOGY FILM SCAN BLUERAY QUALITY (OUT NOW!)

A beautiful film scan of anthology’s film print in blueray quality.


Includes:
  • THEDEFECTORFILMSCAN.mp4
  • 640 kbps AAC Audio
  • 1920x1080
  • h.264 40mbit/sec (approximately Blu-Ray quality)


MORE TO COME - The ASSET PACK will grow over time as we are still in production.

About This Series

The Cold War's greatest unsolved mystery: in 1967 Prime Minister Holt disappeared without a trace. His body was never found. Experience his last days in office and discover the truth behind what really happened in this tense genre bending conspiracy thriller, part one of an anthology series of high-end movies, on Steam.

Holt's story continues in CHAPTER 3 (coming soon) Support us making more content by buying the ASSET PACK: The Art of The Defector, (A digital artwork book containing the concept art, designs from world class concept artist Jeremy Love (MARVEL, Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, STAR WARS, ALIEN) the production asset pack, and much more.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OSX 10.7
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Mac OSX 10.10+
    • Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or later, SteamOS 2.20 or later
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or later, SteamOS 2.20 or later
    • Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.
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