This
is an Australian film that was released in 2019 for television consumption in
that country. It concerns a small town in the outback of Australia that is
basically isolated from contact with the outside world. When a strange object
from space lands in the desert near it, several people in the town start
turning into mindless killing machines. It is up to the female sheriff, a
schoolteacher, a doctor, and four young people just out of their teens to try
to make sure someone stays alive to fight the alien presence that has appeared.
The
only actor in this that might be recognizable to US audiences is Jolene
Anderson, who plays the sheriff, and who was also in the 2019 film Prey. The
rest of the cast is made up of Australian performers that have spent their
careers almost exclusively in the studios down under. This does not mean that
they are anything but fantastic, however. The screenplay of this one is a
little understated due to the fact that, though Aussie television standards are
somewhat more liberal than in the US, certain aspects still have to be pared
down to some extent. For this reason, there is no gore, no erotica, and very
little strong language. There is, however, plenty of suspense and terror, which
makes for a very watchable and entertaining horror movie.
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