When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance.
Cinematography
Bleak island landscapes that suffocate.
Acting
Nick Tate's mounting unease is contagious.
Direction
Hannam builds dread from pastoral silence.
Director
Ken Hannam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Australia's 1970s 'ocker' film renaissance, but subverted into rural horror — think Wake in Fright's unease meets village mystery.
The children's disease was inspired by real genetic isolation cases in remote Australian communities, making the horror uncomfortably grounded.
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