The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
After running out of money while backpacking in a tiny, male-dominated town in the Australian outback, two friends resort to a working holiday at the Royal Hotel. When the locals' behavior starts crossing the line, the girls find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic77/100
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
288 audience votes
Key crew
- Kitty GreenDirector
- Kitty GreenWriter
- Oscar ReddingWriter
- Jed PalmerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Julia GarnerHanna
- Jessica HenwickLiv
- Hugo WeavingBilly
- Daniel HenshallDolly
- Ursula YovichCarol
- Toby WallaceMatty
- James FrechevilleTeeth
- Herbert NordrumTorsten
- Alex MaloneJules
- Barbara LowingGlenda
- Adam MacNeillMacca
- Kate CheelCassie
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Themes
friendshiptouristfemale friendshipworkplacealcoholismsexual harassmentcultural differencefemale protagonistamerican abroadgender rolessouth australiamisogynist
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