
Wake in Fright
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
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Release Date
7/21/1971Runtime
109 minsOverview
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$750,000Revenue
$371,717Homepage
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A harrowing descent into moral and physical degradation set against the harsh, indifferent Australian outback. The film traps you in a claustrophobic nightmare where every encounter pushes the protagonist further into alcoholism and desperation.
Mood
BleakUnsettlingParanoidDread-soaked
Themes
AddictionSurvivalIsolationComing apart
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrastDocumentary-like
Structure
Single location
Heads up
AddictionGraphic violence
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