The Dry

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Australia

English

January 1, 2021

1hr 57min

Status: released

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The Dry Movie Details:

Based on	The Dry by Jane Harper
Country	Australia
Language	English
Genre	Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release date	11 December 2020 (Melbourne) 1 January 2021 (Australia)
Running time	1hr 57min
Age rating	R
Starring	Eric Bana Genevieve O’Reilly Keir O’Donnell John Polson
Directed by	Robert Connolly
Screenplay by	Harry Cripps Robert Connolly
Produced by	Bruna Papandrea Steve Hutensky Jodi Matterson Robert Connolly Eric Bana
Cinematography by	Stefan Duscio
Edited by	Nick Meyers Alexandre de Franceschi
Music by	Peter Raeburn
Production Company	Screen Australia Film Victoria Made Up Stories Arenamedia Pick Up Truck Pictures
Distributor	Roadshow Films

The Dry Movie Cast & Characters:

Eric Bana as Aaron Falk
- Joe Klocek as young Aaron Falk
Genevieve O’Reilly as Gretchen
- Claude Scott-Mitchell as young Gretchen
Keir O’Donnell as Greg Raco
John Polson as Scott Whitlam
Bebe Bettencourt as Eleanor “Ellie” Deacon
Martin Dingle-Wall as Luke Hadler
- Sam Corlett as young Luke Hadler
Julia Blake as Barb Hadler
Bruce Spence as Gerry Hadler
William Zappa as Mal Deacon
Matt Nable as Grant Dow
- Tommy Nable as young Grant Dow
James Frecheville as Jamie Sullivan
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Erik Falk
Miranda Tapsell as Rita Raco
Daniel Frederiksen as Dr. Leigh
Eddie Baroo as McMurdo
Renee Lim as Sandra Whitlam
Rosanna Lockhart as Karen Hadler
Audrey Moore as Baby Charlotte Hadler
Jarvis Mitchell as Billy Hadler

Storyline:

Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his home town after an absence of over twenty years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke, who allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life – a victim of the madness that has ravaged this community after more than a decade of drought. When Falk reluctantly agrees to stay and investigate the crime, he opens up an old wound – the death of 17- year-old Ellie Deacon. Falk begins to suspect these two crimes, separated by decades, are connected. As he struggles to prove not only Luke’s innocence but also his own, Falk finds himself pitted against the prejudice towards him and and pent-up rage of a terrified community.

About The Dry Movie:

The Dry is an Australian mystery drama thriller film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay by Connolly and Harry Cripps, and is based on the 2016 book of the same name by Jane Harper. The film stars Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly, Keir O’Donnell, and John Polson.

Principal photography began in March 2019 in the Australian state of Victoria, including the Wimmera Mallee region.

The film had its premiere in Melbourne on 11 December 2020, before Roadshow Films released the film in Australia on 1 January 2021, and received positive reviews from critics. IFC Films released the film in the United States on 21 May 2021.

A sequel based on Harper’s 2017 follow-up book, Force of Nature, was later announced to be in production in 2022, titled Force of Nature: The Dry 2, and was released on 8 February 2024.