Strangerland

2016 • 106 minutes

About this movie

Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits. With Nathgari eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by local cop, David Rae. It soon becomes apparent that something terrible may have happened to Children. Suspicion is cast, rumours spread and the town begins to turn against the Parkers. With temperatures rising and the chances of survival plummeting with each passing day, Catherine and Matthew find themselves pushed to the brink as they struggle to survive the mystery of their children's fate. 2015 Under Exclusive License to Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment Ltd.

Ratings and reviews

Significantly better than I was led to believe by reviews - here and elsewhere. Atmospheric and engrossing, it doesn't quite have that quintessntial Aussie feel of other small town/outback movies from that strange land but creates well enough the stifling repression of isolated communities the world over. Perhaps a little over long.