Short synopsis : When their two teenage children disappear into the remote Australian desert, Catherine and Matthew Parker’s relationship is pushed to the brink as they confront the mystery of their children's fate.

Long synopsis : 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 Tommy and Lily. Suspicions run riot, rumors spread and public opinion turns savagely 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. 

Cast

• Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving

Crew

• Producer(s): Naomi Wenck, Macdara Kelleher
• Director(s): Kim Farrant
• Screenplay: Fiona Seres, Michael Kinirons
• DP: P.J. Dillon
• Editing: Veronika Genet
• Set Design: Melinda Doring
• Costume Designer: Emily Seresin

• Genre(s): Drama, Mystery


• Production date: 2014
• Language: English
• Duration: 111 min
• Image Ratio: 0.00

• Sundance Film Festival 2015