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Dead Heart

Dead Heart

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

Genres

MysteryThrillerDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

08 September 1996

Country

Australia

Cast

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Ray Lorkin

Ernie Dingo

Ernie Dingo

David

Angie Milliken

Angie Milliken

Kate

Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie

Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie

Poppy

Aaron Pedersen

Aaron Pedersen

Tony

John Jarratt

John Jarratt

Charlie

David McCormack

David McCormack

Justin

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

Second Man in Desert

Berynn Schwerdt

Berynn Schwerdt

Gordon

Anne Tenney

Anne Tenney

Sarah

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Les

Lafe Charlton

Lafe Charlton

Billy

Billy McPherson

Billy McPherson

First Man in Desert

Stanley Mirindo

Stanley Mirindo

Tjulpu

Peter Francis

Peter Francis

Mannga

Steve Rodgers

Steve Rodgers

Farrelly

Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

Sgt Oakes

Robert Faggetter

Robert Faggetter

Tom Erhart

Courtnee Spessot

Courtnee Spessot

Sonia

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