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Long Weekend

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John Hargreaves

Briony Behets

Mike McEwen

Roy Day

Michael Aitkens

Sue Kiss von Soly

Colin Eggleston

Everett De Roche

Richard Brennan

Michael Carlos

Vincent Monton

Brian Kavanagh

Lawrence Eastwood

Kevin Regan

Louis Irving

Roger Cowland

Peter Burgess

Phil Judd

John Phillips

Deryck De Niese

Julie Monton

Tom Burstall

Ross Hamilton

Chris Maudson

Tony Hunt

Phil Heywood

Phil Stirling

Ivan Durrant

David Brostoff

Ian Dewhurst

Noel Mudie

Ian Park

David Parker

Rob Young

Ken Sallows

Jan Tyrrell

Lynn Gailey

Clare Priest

A couple that are on the verge of not being a couple any longer take a trip to the Australian coast for a weekend, bringing their strife and noise with them.  Their situation is so tense that they don't notice how careless they're being and they continually damage the environment in small ways.
  
Things start to happen that suggests that there exists a force of malice towards them and at some point it becomes apparent that perhaps the ecosystem is actually attacking them, presumably to protect itself. It's never made explicit because this is a well made film that doesn't insult the viewer's intelligence by trying to spell out something that couldn't really be known if such a story is to be told honestly and from a human perspective.  
 
Great acting and cinematography, a flawless doom-laden atmosphere, constant tension and excellent, memorable use of sound ensure that this Australian film is a classic of the 'nature fights back' subgenre of survivalist horror.  There's nothing else quite like it and several scenes have never left my mind.

Mark Kermode reviews Long Weekend (1977) | BFI Player

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