Underplayed Gems

Long Weekend (1978)

Long Weekend poster
Directed by
Colin Eggleston
Genre
horror film, animal horror film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 194 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A bickering couple goes on a camping trip to a remote beach. They carelessly damage the environment around them, and nature seems to fight back in increasingly dangerous ways.

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What happens

Long Weekend is an Australian psychological thriller film shot in 1977 and first shown in 1978. The film was directed by Colin Eggleston and stars John Hargreaves and Briony Behets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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