THU 27 MAR
Coming Soon to
Silver City Cinema
109 mins |
Rated
M (Violence and mature themes)
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Starring Jack Thompson, Donald Pleasence, John Meillon, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay
RED DIRT FILM CLUB SCREENING -
This is a private screening for Members of the RED DIRT FILM CLUB. To attend this screening you will need to join the RED DIRT FILM CLUB.
Scanned from the original camera negative, and then colour-corrected and stabilised one shot at a time, the release of this brand new 4K restoration of Wake In Fright is a landmark moment in Australia’s cinematic history.
After wrapping up the school term in a remote outback town, teacher John Grant (Gary Bond) eagerly anticipates spending his holiday in Sydney with his girlfriend. However, his plans take a sharp detour when he is waylaid in a harsh mining town. A gambling spree leaves him completely broke and he soon falls in with the hard-drinking locals. Fueled by alcohol, they pressure him into a gruesome kangaroo hunt, pushing John into a downward spiral.
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RED DIRT FILM CLUB SCREENING -
This is a private screening for Members of the RED DIRT FILM CLUB. To attend this screening you will need to join the RED DIRT FILM CLUB.
Scanned from the original camera negative, and then colour-corrected and stabilised one shot at a time, the release of this brand new 4K restoration of Wake In Fright is a landmark moment in Australia’s cinematic history.
After wrapping up the school term in a remote outback town, teacher John Grant (Gary Bond) eagerly anticipates spending his holiday in Sydney with his girlfriend. However, his plans take a sharp detour when he is waylaid in a harsh mining town. A gambling spree leaves him completely broke and he soon falls in with the hard-drinking locals. Fueled by alcohol, they pressure him into a gruesome kangaroo hunt, pushing John into a downward spiral.