The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
An ex-pro athlete runner and his wife find a strange boy in the middle of nowhere along with a murdered couple. He runs to a nearby town for help while she keeps the boy company. Meanwhile, escaped convicts are heading to their location.
Ratings
IMDb4.5/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Bruce A. WishartWriter
- Peter MaxwellDirector
- Jimmy SloggettOriginal Music Composer
- Peter ClarkOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bruce BarryGary Keating
- Olivia HamnettPat Keating
- Ashley GrenvilleThe Boy
- Tom RichardsJoe
- John JarrattToby
- Wallas EatonSuperintendent G.E. Gregory
- Alister SmartStewart
- James ElliottFarmer
- Gerry DugganAbe
Themes
australiapsychopathescaped convictjuvenile delinquentmultiple murderrunneraborigineaustralian bushmanhuntbrothers