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Mystery Road

2013 · 121 min

A slow-burning, brooding neo-Western that immerses you in the dusty isolation of the outback, building quiet tension toward a stark, violent resolution.

Tagline
Some roads lead to murder
Overview
A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • race
  • justice
  • corruption
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, drama, western
Directed by
Ivan Sen
Written by
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Starring
Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Tony Barry, Bruce Spence, Damian Walshe-Howling, Tasma Walton
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
121 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English, French

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