FilmFest Australia 2011

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Wake In Fright and The Reef
The Loved Ones (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Sean Byrne; Writer: Sean Byrne; Stars: Xavier Samuel, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, Victoria Thaine, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, Fred Whitlock, Eden Porter), Official Site
The father of teenager Lola will go to any lengths to get her the boy of her dreams... including kidnap and torture. Plus read our with Robin McLeavy.
The Reef (Country: Australia; Year: 2010; Director: Andrew Traucki; Writer: Andrew Traucki, James M. Vernon; Stars: Damian Walshe-Howling, Gyton Grantley, Adrienne Pickering, Zoe Naylor, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Mark Simpson), Official Site
A snorkling trip goes badly wrong for a group of pals.
Wake In Fright (Outback) (Country: Australia, US; Year: 1971; Director: Ted Kotcheff; Writer: Evan Jones, based on the book by Kenneth Cook.; Stars: Donald Pleasance, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty), Official Site
A young teacher gets more than he bargained for in a violent outback town, in a film that reportedly even gives Nick Cave nightmares...
To be screened with "A short, sharp selection of artist film curated by Katrina Schwarz".
Wasted On The Young (Country: Australia; Year: 2010; Director: Ben C Lucas; Writer: Ben C Lucas; Stars: Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell)
After a girl is attacked at a party the social fabric of her high school begins to crumble, with dangerous consequences all round.
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