Strangerland (2015)
Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits. With Nathgari eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by local cop, David Rae. It soon becomes apparent that something terrible may have happened to Tommy and Lily.
Primary Title
- Strangerland
Date Broadcast
- Friday 11 March 2016
Release Year
- 2015
Start Time
- 18 : 40
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 110:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared just before a massive dust storm hits. With Nathgari eerily smothered in red dust and darkness, the townsfolk join the search led by local cop, David Rae. It soon becomes apparent that something terrible may have happened to Tommy and Lily.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Missing children--Australia--Drama
- Dust storms--Australia--Drama
- Families--Drama
Genres
- Drama
- Thriller
Contributors
- Kim Farrant (Director)
- Michael Kinirons (writer)
- Fiona Seres (writer)
- Nicole Kidman (Actor)
- Hugo Weaving (Actor)
- Joseph Fiennes (Actor)
- Screen Australia (Production Unit)
- Worldview Entertainment (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Missing children--Australia--Drama
- Dust storms--Australia--Drama
- Families--Drama