The Dry(Movie, 2020)

Name: The Dry
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2020
Duration: T01:57:00
Rating: 3.4

| 1h 57min | Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 228 votes)

The Dry is a 2020 Australian mystery drama thriller film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay by Connolly and Harry Cripps, and is based on the 2016 book of the same name by Jane Harper. The film stars Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell and John Polson. The film had its premiere in Melbourne on 11 December 2020, before Roadshow Films released the film in Australia on 1 January 2021, and received positive reviews from critics. IFC Films released the film in the United States on 21 May 2021. A sequel based on Harper's 2017 follow-up book, Force of Nature, was later announced to be in production in 2022, titled Force of Nature: The Dry 2, and was released on 8 February 2024. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Dry

AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay AACTA Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Direction nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Editing nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Sound

About The Dry

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

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Trailer for The Dry + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Dry - Official Trailer ft. Eric Bana | HD | IFC Films(Trailer, 2:29)

Additional Information

Official websites:

roadshow.com.au

Production countries: Australia, United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Australia

Plays in: Australia

Based on: "The Dry" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Pacific Standard, Made Up Stories, Arenamedia, Pick Up Truck Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 27 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/21/2021 (World premiere: 12/11/2020)

Cast: Eric Bana, Bruce Spence, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson, Martin Dingle-Wall, Jane Harper, Julia Blake, Matthew Nable, James Frecheville, Miranda Tapsell, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Daniel Frederiksen

Director: Robert Connolly

Producer: Eric Bana

Screenwriter: Robert Connolly

Director of Photography: Stefan Duscio

Composer: Peter Raeburn

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Seco"

"The Dry - Die Lügen der Vergangenheit"

"Город тайн"

"Засуха"

Keywords: family tragedy, tragic past, flashback, australia, bar fight, childhood memory, gambling debt, haunted by the past, based on novel or book, drought, drowning, small town, funeral, murder, investigation

Revenue: 17,424,378 USD