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Synopsis
A family’s idyllic outing descends into terror when high school teacher Alan ‘Hoaggie’ Hoaganraad, his wife Jill and stepsons Maika and Jordon go exploring an isolated coastline. But an unexpected meeting with a pair of murderous drifters thrusts the family into a nightmare road trip where they find themselves captured by the enigmatic psychopath Mandrake and his hulking man-child accomplice Tubs. At first the family’s terror seems to be born of a random encounter with two sociopaths who seem intent on god only knows what. But as the night drags on Hoaggie and Jill realize that this nightmare has been set in motion 20 years earlier; and as they approach their mysterious final destination Mandrake reveals the horrible secret driving his actions leaving Hoaggie to face a questionable past before the sun rises.
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Movie Details
| New Zealand Releases: | August 12th, 2021 (Wide) |
| Video Release: | October 1st, 2021 by Dark Sky Films |
| Running Time: | 92 minutes |
| Keywords: | Set in New Zealand, Sundance Film Festival 2021, Psychological Thriller, The Past Catching up with You, Teachers, Bad Teachers, Death of a Son or Daughter, Revenge, Sex Crimes, Boarding School, Juvenile Delinquent |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Homecoming Productions |
| Production Countries: | New Zealand |
| Languages: | English |