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The Plains of Heaven (1982)

The Plains of Heaven poster
Directed by
Ian Pringle
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two men work at a remote satellite relay station. They think about what they are fixated on.

contemplativeisolatedslow-pacedintrospectivebleakquietmeditativetense

What happens

The Plains of Heaven is a 1982 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle, about two men at a remote satellite relay station who contemplate their obsessions. The film was re-released in the USA as Panic Station. Ian Pringle shared the Interfilm Jury Prize for The Plains of Heaven at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film festival in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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