Two estranged brothers who are reluctantly reunited in their remote hometown at their father's funeral, become the target of an extortion scam at the hands of a gang of violent local thugs.
Acting
Ben Geurens and Nathaniel Dean's brotherly tension feels lived-in and raw.
Cinematography
The outback becomes a character—beautiful, hostile, inescapable.
Direction
Heath Davis squeezes maximum dread from minimal locations.
Director
Heath Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film belongs to a wave of 'outback noir' exploring Australia's rural underbelly, following tracks laid by Animal Kingdom and The Proposition.
The title refers to the biblical plague but also hints at the brothers' return—swarming back to consume what remains of their childhood home.
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