The Cape

A slow, unsettling plunge into a remote community where a disappearance exposes tangled loyalties and hidden violence.

Directed by

Michael Ware

Genres

Documentary

Tagline

A disappearance in Australia's deep north

Overview

In the vast, little-understood wilderness of Australia’s Cape York, fortune-hunters hide amongst the mangroves and the crocs, seeking to bend the ancient laws of nature to their will. When a ten-year-old boy and his father vanish while checking their shark nets, it unravels a dynastic alliance between mighty fishing clans. A mother and son are accused of murder and a love triangle gone horribly wrong raises questions of guilt and complicity that ripple out far beyond the alleged killers.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Crime, family, betrayal, guilt

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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