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"Survive at any cost"

2022

1h 37m

6.2(662 votes)

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Overview

In the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their bounty, with one man leaving to secure the necessary tools while the other remains with the gold. The man who remains must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs, and mysterious intruders, while battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his fate.

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Production Companies

Screen Australia

Stan

South Australian Film Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Virgil

Anthony Hayes

Anthony Hayes

Keith

Susie Porter

Susie Porter

The Stranger

Andreas Sobik

Outpost attendant

Akuol Ngot

Mother on train

Thiik Biar

Baby on train

Creative team

Directed by: Anthony Hayes
Written by: Anthony Hayes
Polly Smyth
Produced by: Anthony Hayes
John Schwarz

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