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Australia10 Essential Australian FilmsStop 3 of 10
Wake in Fright
A prim city schoolteacher passing through a rough outback mining town finds himself stranded there, drawn night by night into a spiral of drinking, gambling, and violence among the hard-living locals. A feverish, once-lost landmark of Australian cinema.
Why it’s here
A foundational Australian New Wave portrait of the outback and Australian masculinity.
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genre
- Drama · Thriller
- Mood
- tense · thoughtful
- Entry
- easy entry
- Best for
- first visit
Content notes: violence or threat · substance use Non-exhaustive