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Wake in Fright

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 39m
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6.1/10
378
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Wake in Fright (2017)
CrimeDramaThriller
A young schoolteacher finds himself marooned in a small mining town in the outback, where a string of dangerous events render him a broken, desperate man.A young schoolteacher finds himself marooned in a small mining town in the outback, where a string of dangerous events render him a broken, desperate man.A young schoolteacher finds himself marooned in a small mining town in the outback, where a string of dangerous events render him a broken, desperate man.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
378
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  • Stars
    • Sean Keenan
    • Alex Dimitriades
    • Caren Pistorius
  • Stars
    • Sean Keenan
    • Alex Dimitriades
    • Caren Pistorius
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    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    Sean Keenan
    Sean Keenan
    • John Grant
    Alex Dimitriades
    Alex Dimitriades
    • Doc Tydon
    Caren Pistorius
    Caren Pistorius
    • Janette Hynes
    Gary Sweet
    Gary Sweet
    • Tim Hynes
    Robyn Malcolm
    Robyn Malcolm
    • Ursula Hynes
    Anna Samson
    • Mick Jaffries
    Lee Jones
    Lee Jones
    • Joe Jaffries
    Jada Alberts
    Jada Alberts
    • Sandy Fanshawe
    David Wenham
    David Wenham
    • Jock Crawford
    Fayssal Bazzi
    Fayssal Bazzi
    • Donald
    Di Adams
    Di Adams
    • Joyce
    Elissa Burke
    • Maisy
    Randall Dart
    • Vic Killen
    Alan Dukes
    Alan Dukes
    • Wayne
    Hannah Fredericksen
    Hannah Fredericksen
    • Robyn
    Gregory J. Fryer
    • Thomas
    Sonya Giesekam
    • Robyn's Mum
    Jason Lee Hansen
    • Charlie
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    • Connections
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    User reviews8

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    10/10
    Best movie I have watched it over and over
    I just love this movie. It is a totally under rated and moving story. Really cool layered drama that is played beautifully by all of the actors and the end carries with it a certain guilt over your own judgment and delivers a sad empathy to the characters you previously dismissed as complete losers.
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    • Nov 25, 2018

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2017 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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      2 hours 39 minutes
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      • Color

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