The Dry

2021 · 117 min · EN · R · 6.8 (887 votes)

Dir. Robert Connolly · Starring Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson, Matt Nable, Eddie Baroo · Music Peter Raeburn · The Dry Collection

“Where the truth lies.”

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Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

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This is a dread-soaked, melancholic slow-burn, steeped in the oppressive atmosphere of a drought-stricken Australian town. It feels like unearthing long-buried secrets, where past traumas haunt every sun-baked corner and the weight of memory is palpable. An intense, gritty journey into the heart of small-town darkness.

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