The community reels after an incident on a suburban train. A young cop, beset with doubt and afflicted with tinnitus, is pitched into the chaos that follows this tragic event. He struggles to clear the noises in his head while all around him deal with the after burn of the crime.
Acting
Brendan Cowell's crumbling sanity, played through jaw tension alone.
Sound
The tinnitus hum becomes a character—claustrophobic, unrelenting, brilliant.
Cinematography
Neon-soaked Melbourne suburbs never looked this lonely.
Director
Matthew Saville
Brendan Cowell
Const. Graham McGahan
Maia Thomas
Lavinia Smart
Fiona Macleod
Det. Melanie Ryan
Nicholas Bell
Sen. Det. Noel Birchall
Katie Wall
Const. Caitlin Robinson
Henry Nixon
Craig Finlay
Simon Laherty
Lucky Phil Heydon
Luke Elliot
Dean Stouritis
Dennis Coard
Snr. Sgt. Neville Mobley
Maude Davey
Const. Rhonda Harris
Nathan Page
Nigel Gower
Damien Richardson
Matty Rhodes
Sue Broberg
Dr. Seuss
Georgia Bolton
Policewoman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brendan Cowell developed temporary tinnitus during filming from wearing earpieces that played actual ringing tones.
One of the rare Australian films to treat Melbourne's outer suburbs as complex psychological spaces, not punchlines.
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