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Information
- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 95 min.
- Director
- Ken Hannam
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Rating *
- 7.0
- Votes *
- 181
- Checks
- 28
- Favs
- 2
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 7.1% (1:14)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Australia's answer to The Wicker Man, perhaps, Summerfield stars Space 1999's Nick Tate as a schoolteacher/heartthrob who gets a job in an isolated community where people are either very unfriendly, or almost TOO friendly, to the point of oddness. The friendlies include a little girl that gives you Hanging Rock vibes and who he gets attached to - and her single mom - after she has an accident he feels responsible for. The film works mostly on atmosphere, as its slow burn sometimes seems to meander, a little like the main character through the seaside village. Is it though? A lot of his private investigation, trying to find out what happened to his predecessor, moves along, if not always with dialog. Not one to watch while on your phone. Where it's clever is that it makes you do exactly what Tate does: Suspect everyone and start believing in something sinister. And while you might happen on the correct answer for SOME cases, it ends on several twists, not one, and is almost sure to prove you wrong in some OTHER cases. 3 months ago