A writer, Ned Kendall, is asked to return to the family home by his sister Sally, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. The family home is in a very remote and isolated area. While ...
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| Ben Mendelsohn | ... | Ned / Writer | |
| Sophie Lowe | ... | Kate / Ned's twin sister | |
| Maeve Dermody | ... | Toni / Ned's fiancee | |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Sally / Ned's sister | |
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Josh McFarlane | ... | Cliff / Ned's older brother (as Josh Macfarlane) |
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Suzie Bavaci | ... | Emily / Ned's mother (as Suzie Boyaci) |
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Scott O'Donnell | ... | Young Ned |
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Eve Burner | ... | Young Kate |
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Heloise Baker | ... | Young Sally |
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Daniel Binks | ... | Young Cliff |
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Jarrah Cocks | ... | Andy Cromer |
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Briony Kent | ... | Tamara |
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Travis Taylor | ... | Local Band |
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A writer, Ned Kendall, is asked to return to the family home by his sister Sally, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. The family home is in a very remote and isolated area. While back home, Ned starts having memories of his beautiful twin sister and himself when they were children. These memories awaken long-buried secrets of brother/sister sex from the family's past. Written by IMDbDon
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Writer-director Rachel Ward previously starred as an actress with star Jeff Bridges in 'Against All Odds' (1984). That movie's two lead star love interests both have a connection to novelist Newton Thornburg. Bridges had previously starred in Cutter's Way (1981), a filmed version of Thornburg's novel "Cutter and Bone", whilst Ward later on wrote and directed the feature film of Thornburg's novel Beautiful Kate (2009). See more »Soundtracks
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I have mixed feelings about this one. It gives a real taste of the harshness of outback farm life in Australia, and it is certainly well directed and produced. The acting performances are convincing, though the character of Toni seems a little over the top, or even unnecessary to the story. Speaking of which; the story is the weakness here. What could have been a psychological drama tracing taboo desires and their roots is instead allowed to develop into a father vs son struggle that we've seen too many times before.
Overall: dark, fascinating, challenging, but let down in the end by a plot without the depth to really carry it over the line. Worth watching though.