In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.
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Title: Next of Kin (1982)
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2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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| Jacki Kerin | ... | Linda | |
| John Jarratt | ... | Barney | |
| Alex Scott | ... | Dr Barton | |
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Gerda Nicolson | ... | Connie |
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Charles McCallum | ... | Lance |
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Bernadette Gibson | ... | Rita / Mrs Ryan |
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Robert Ratti | ... | Kelvin |
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Vince Deltito | ... | Nico |
| Tommy Dysart | ... | Harry | |
| Debra Lawrance | ... | Carol | |
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Kristine Marshall | ... | Linda - aged 4 |
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Simon Thorpe | ... | CFA Speaker |
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David Allshorn | ... | Service Club Man |
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Alan Rowe | ... | Service Club Man |
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Matt Burns | ... | Mr. Collins |
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In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.
Plot Keywords:
old woman | old man | female protagonist | dead body in a bed | bathtub |Taglines:
...she should never have returned. See more »Parents Guide:
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(uncredited)
with album "X" (1978)
Released: October 31, 1980
Written, Performed and Produced by Klaus Schulze
Published by Brain
Courtesy of Brain Musik GmbH
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This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture. See more »Soundtracks
Georg Trakl(uncredited)
with album "X" (1978)
Released: October 31, 1980
Written, Performed and Produced by Klaus Schulze
Published by Brain
Courtesy of Brain Musik GmbH
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30 April 1982 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
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"Next of Kin" is a cult horror classic from Australia.
It is effective at building suspense, and has some genuinely frightening, shocking moments.
The plot concerns a young woman who inherits her mother's nursing home. Strange deaths occur at the home and when the lady reads her mother's diary, finds that events in the past are mirrored in the present.
The movie is less a slasher than an Aussie giallo. It's a violent murder mystery with Hitchcockian suspense touches, rather than the typical hallmarks of the slasher genre, eg. a masked killer stalking victims who split up to be offed one by one, and sex leading to a grisly death.
The film is far more interested in atmosphere, which it provides really well.