Film

Dead Heart

1996 · 1h 44m · Mystery · Thriller · Drama

Some people would die for what they believe. Others would kill for it.

IMDb

6.6

Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine natives and white settlers are on the verge of erupting. When it's discovered that Kate, the white wife of local schoolteacher Les, has despoiled a sacred site by secretly meeting her aborigine lover, Tony, there, a shocking murder threatens to rip the small town apart.

Bryan Brown

Ray Lorkin

Ernie Dingo

David

Angie Milliken

Kate

Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie

Poppy

Aaron Pedersen

Tony

John Jarratt

Charlie

David Gulpilil

Second Man in Desert

Berynn Schwerdt

Gordon

Anne Tenney

Sarah

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Les

Lafe Charlton

Billy

Billy McPherson

First Man in Desert

Stanley Mirindo

Tjulpu

Peter Francis

Mannga

Steve Rodgers

Farrelly

Marshall Napier

Sgt Oakes

• Nick ParsonsDirector · Writer
• James BartleDirector of Photography
• Stephen RaeOriginal Music Composer
• Henry DangarEditor

Release date

September 8, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

MA15+

Genres

Mystery, Thriller, Drama

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