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Credited cast: | |||
Genevieve O'Reilly | ... | Gretchen | |
Sam Corlett | ... | Young Luke | |
Eric Bana | ... | Aaron Falk | |
Keir O'Donnell | ... | Greg Raco | |
Bruce Spence | ... | Gerry Hadler | |
James Frecheville | ... | Sullivan | |
Matt Nable | ... | Grant Dow | |
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor | ... | Erik Falk | |
BeBe Bettencourt | ... | Ellie Deacon | |
John Polson | ... | Scott Whitlam | |
Joe Klocek | ... | Young Aaron Falk | |
Eddie Baroo | ... | McMurdo | |
Miranda Tapsell | ... | Rita Raco | |
Martin Dingle Wall | ... | Luke Hadler | |
Renee Lim | ... | Sandra Whitlam |
Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his home town after an absence of over twenty years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke, who allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life - a victim of the madness that has ravaged this community after more than a decade of drought. When Falk reluctantly agrees to stay and investigate the crime, he opens up an old wound - the death of 17- year-old Ellie Deacon. Falk begins to suspect these two crimes, separated by decades, are connected. As he struggles to prove not only Luke's innocence but also his own, Falk finds himself pitted against the prejudice towards him and and pent-up rage of a terrified community.
Eric Bana is perfectly cast and carries this movie so well. The story is emotional but grounded. So often movie adaptions from best selling books are butchered by directors who feel that they need to make changes to make it their own. Not this time. The director was excellent and the cast was awesome. Did not take my eyes of the screen the entire time. Well done, proud to be an Aussie. Bana will win AFI. Jan Harper should be proud.