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Long Weekend (2008)

Long Weekend poster
Directed by
Jamie Blanks
Genre
horror film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 159 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple goes on a remote beach getaway but their careless actions anger the natural world around them. Strange and hostile events begin to escalate, turning their vacation into a fight for survival.

tenseominousslow-burnbleakunsettlingpsychologically intenseclaustrophobiceerie

What happens

Long Weekend (released on video in the U.S. as Nature's Grave) is a 2008 Australian psychological horror film and a remake of the 1978 Australian film Long Weekend. It was directed by Jamie Blanks in his final directorial role before his death in March 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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