Rent Lake Mungo (2008)
3.2 of 5 from 202 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer (Talia Zucker) tragically drowns while swimming in the local dam. Her body is recovered, a verdict of accidental death returned, and she is laid to rest. In the days that follow her grieving family begins to experience a series of strange and inexplicable events. Profoundly unsettled they seek the help of psychic and parapsychologist, Ray Kemeny (Steve Jodrell). In their search for answers they discover Alice had been living a disturbed life and hiding dark secrets. Something haunted their daughter and the terrifying truth awaits at Lake Mungo.
- Actors:
- Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker, Tania Lentini, Cameron Strachan, Judith Roberts, Robin Cuming, Marcus Costello, Chloe Armstrong, Carole Patullo, John Dunn, Laurie Dunn, Kirsty McDonald, James Lawson, Phillip Boltin, Glenn Luck, Simon Wilton, Charles Armytage, Helen Bath
- Directors:
- Joel Anderson
- Producers:
- Georgie Nevile, David Rapsey
- Writers:
- Joel Anderson
- Studio:
- Second Sight Films Ltd.
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/06/2021
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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- Bonus:
- Archive audio commentery by Producer David Rapsey and DoP John Brawley
- New audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Emma Westwood
- Captured Spirits: an interview with DoP John Brawley
- Ghosts in the Machine: an interview with Producer David Rapsey
- A Cop and a Friend: an interview with Actors Carole Patullo and James Lawson
- Kindred Spirits: filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead on 'Lake Mungo'
- Hosing Spirits: filmmaker Rob Savage on 'Lake Mungo'
- Simulacra and Spirits: a video essay by film scholar Josh Nelson
- Autopsy of a Family Home: a video essay by filmmaker Joseph Wallace
- Deleted Scenes
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Reviews (4) of Lake Mungo
Great horror film - Lake Mungo review by TH
This is one of those horror films that hits different.
It's filmed just like a true life documentary and convinces throughout.
The performances are spot on and while it's a slow burner it leads to some chilling set pieces with the grainy camera.
The scary thing is that keeps close to what is scary and that's human emotions and fear of the future.
Much like The Others and The Orphanage this is a horror movie that avoids jump scares and relies on chilling imagery and a sad premise.
Great work
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Creepy and affecting - Lake Mungo review by TDM
Lo-fi, a little abstract, and all the better for it.
This is an excellently constructed and written film, with excellent acting, that you'll wonder how you missed before.
Well worth a watch, you might very well be surprised.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Excellent - chilling and absorbing - Lake Mungo review by CD
A really superbly put together chiller documentary. The documentary format works really well and quite apart from the ghost photography which keeps the suspense level up, the gradual revealing of the family context and pressures add considerably to the credibility and sadness of the film. The plot resolves itself into quite a scary conclusion. I watched the film in two sittings and it prompted a lot of thoughts, some unsettling. It certainly makes you think twice about potential impacts of the supernatural.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.