The Dry (2020)

Directed by

Robert Connolly

Genre

drama film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 844 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A federal agent returns to his drought-stricken hometown for a funeral. He reopens a decades-old mystery while investigating a suspicious death.

slow-burntensemelancholicbleakgrittyatmosphericsuspensefulbrooding

What happens

The Dry is a 2020 Australian mystery drama thriller film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay by Connolly and Harry Cripps, and is based on the 2016 book of the same name by Jane Harper. The film stars Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell and John Polson. The film had its premiere in Melbourne on 11 December 2020, before Roadshow Films released the film in Australia on 1 January 2021, and received positive reviews from critics. IFC Films released the film in the United States on 21 May 2021. A sequel, Force of Nature: The Dry 2, based on Harper's 2017 book Force of Nature, was released on 8 February 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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