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Dead Heart
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Dead Heart

1996-09-08 · 104 min · ★ 5.8

Mystery · Thriller · Drama

Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine natives and white settlers are on the verge of erupting. When it's discovered that Kate, the white wife of local schoolteacher Les, has despoiled a sacred site by secretly meeting her aborigine lover, Tony, there, a shocking murder threatens to rip the small town apart.

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Directors
Nick Parsons
Production companies
Australian Film Finance Corporation, New Town
Countries
Australia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bryan BrownBryan BrownRay Lorkin
Ernie DingoErnie DingoDavid
Angie MillikenAngie MillikenKate
Gnarnayarrahe WaitairieGnarnayarrahe WaitairiePoppy
Aaron PedersenAaron PedersenTony
John JarrattJohn JarrattCharlie
David GulpililDavid GulpililSecond Man in Desert
Berynn SchwerdtBerynn SchwerdtGordon
Anne TenneyAnne TenneySarah
Lewis Fitz-GeraldLewis Fitz-GeraldLes
Lafe CharltonLafe CharltonBilly
Billy McPhersonFirst Man in Desert
Stanley MirindoTjulpu
Peter FrancisMannga
Steve RodgersSteve RodgersFarrelly
Marshall NapierMarshall NapierSgt Oakes
Robert FaggetterTom Erhart
Courtnee SpessotSonia
Dave McCormackDave McCormackJustin

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