Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
Acting
John Jarratt's Mick Taylor: alarmingly charming until he absolutely isn't.
Cinematography
The Outback as beautiful, indifferent witness to your demise.
Director
Greg McLean
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Inspired by real Australian crimes including the Ivan Milat backpacker murders and Bradley John Murdoch case. McLean shot on consumer-grade digital cameras to stretch his $1.4 million budget.
The film weaponized Australia's 'friendly larrikin' stereotype, turning bush hospitality into something predatory. It became a genuine tourism concern—some outback operators reported cancelled bookings.
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