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Locusts (2019)

Locusts poster
Directed by
Heath Davis
Genre
crime thriller film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
MA15+
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lone man returns to his remote Australian hometown. He confronts old secrets and a local criminal network.

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What happens

Locusts is a 2019 independent crime thriller film, written and produced by Dr. Angus Watts and directed by Heath Davis starring Ben Geurens, Jessica McNamee, Nathaniel Dean in lead roles. It was distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Bonsai Films. It also marks the acting debut of rugby league player George Burgess. It has Chris Bland as DOP, Rick Beecroft as assistant director, Tiare Tomaszewski as line producer, Jason King as associate producer, and Carlo Crescini as production designer. The film is the final onscreen role of Australian actor Damian Hill who died in September 2018. The Locusts score by composer Burkhard Dallwitz was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack album at the 2019 ARIA Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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