The Dry (2020)
August 9, 2023 10:43 AM - Subscribe
[TRAILER] Aaron Falk (Eric Bana) 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.
Also starring Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson, Matt Nable, Eddie Baroo, Martin Dingle Wall, Julia Blake.
Directed & co-written by Robert Connolly. An Australian production in English.
90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Also starring Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson, Matt Nable, Eddie Baroo, Martin Dingle Wall, Julia Blake.
Directed & co-written by Robert Connolly. An Australian production in English.
90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
JustWatch.
mediareport was kind enough to support MeFi with a donation. Their request was for six recent films that were big hits outside of the US but didn't get much attention stateside. There was a problem, though, in that I was only able to narrow the field to 14 films. Fortunately Soap_and_Bathetic kicked in an extra $15 to push me to share the entire list. I'll be using the tag #PopcornWorld
Donate $25 or more to MeFi and you can MeMail me a request for a themed day of your own. I'll fill up the sidebar on FF with six movies that fit your theme.
I enjoyed the book this was based on very much, I will have to look for it.
posted by PussKillian at 12:27 PM on August 9, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by PussKillian at 12:27 PM on August 9, 2023 [2 favorites]
I loved this book and the series, but the trailer has so many cliches I'm worried about the movie. I'll give it a try, though.
posted by The corpse in the library at 12:31 PM on August 9, 2023
posted by The corpse in the library at 12:31 PM on August 9, 2023
It's a particular kind of melodrama that may not work for everyone, but my spouse loves that stuff.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:35 PM on August 9, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:35 PM on August 9, 2023 [1 favorite]
The book was AMAZING! I'd definitely check out the movie if it were findable.
posted by epj at 12:47 PM on August 10, 2023
posted by epj at 12:47 PM on August 10, 2023
Just watched this in the U.S. on Kanopy. Interesting watch. A bit haunting with the background of an ongoing drought and fires. 7.5/10 would watch again.
posted by hydra77 at 8:37 AM on March 26, 2024
posted by hydra77 at 8:37 AM on March 26, 2024
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posted by DirtyOldTown at 10:44 AM on August 9, 2023 [1 favorite]