John Grant’s Holiday Plans John Grant (Gary Bond) is a schoolteacher in the small Australian town of Tiboonda. With the school term finally over, he is eager to escape and begin his holiday, planning on travelling to Sydney to reunite with his girlfriend. To get there, he must first take a train and spend the […]
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The Case Begins Cliff Hardy (Bryan Brown) is a skilled private eye who makes a living taking on various jobs. Marion Singer (Belinda Giblin) is seeking his help with a bizarre case- Marion’s husband, John, a businessman, mysteriously disappeared from Bondi Beach. Cliff is offered a generous sum of money, and Marion is confident he
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Out in rural Australia, an earthquake occurs, resulting in disastrous consequences at the Western Atomic Long-Term Dumping Organization (WALDO), which stores nuclear waste. One worker, Heinrich (Ross Thompson), is on duty when a severe leak develops. Rising to the occasion, Heinrich does his best to contain the spill and protect others from harm. As the
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Late at night, a businessman named Robert Thompson (Tony Blackett) conducts a private meeting at his construction site. He instructs his daughter, Heather (Kylie Clare), to stay in the car while he attends the meeting. However, instead of waiting for her father to return, Heather decides to get out of the car and see what
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In a large apartment building, a woman named Anna (Vivienne Graves) is brutally attacked and thrown out of a window, crashing to the ground below. Shortly after Anna is thrown, a mysterious man approaches her body and discovers a strange key in her hand, which he then takes before fleeing. As the police arrive, they
The film begins with a mysterious man altering a bank cheque, explicitly changing the amount that can be withdrawn. Shortly after, we hear a narration from an enigmatic woman. Her words reveal that something horrifying once occurred, preventing her from ever returning Rolby’s Beach. However, she sometimes revisits in her dreams, where everything feels cold.
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Ed (Gary Day) is a high-tech computer genius. Working on his latest computer creation, the i500 has put him under extreme pressure, and he needs another month to prepare the new computer system and resolve various malfunctioning issues. Despite being at risk of developing a stress ulcer, the higher-ups of his company are becoming increasingly
Marie (Deborah Coulls) is a celebrity. One day, while participating in a photoshoot outside her luxury home, a maintenance man named Gordon (Chard Hayward) is among the many people milling about. It’s evident that Gordon desires Marie for her appearance, and he’s continually frustrated by her requests and demands regarding his workload. One example is
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Opening with text on the screen, various historical moments are introduced. Starting in Sydney on January 26th, 1988, the Bicentennial celebration sparked “The Rocks Riot”, and fifty-one people died. Following the Rocks Riot, Mururoa Atoll was destroyed by a nuclear accident on December 3rd, 1988. Making matters worse, Pacific fishing grounds became polluted and in
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A filmmaker, Chris (Lou Brown), and his journalist girlfriend, Sarah (Jennifer Cluff), set out to make a documentary focusing on wealthy businessman Dominic Black (David Clendenning). Dominic is not your typical businessman; he is known for hosting various entertainment events. Chris and Sarah are given permission to film one of Dominic’s celebrations on a large
