Dead Heart

Dead Heart

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

1996 · 104 min · ★ 5.8 · Mystery, Thriller, Drama

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.

Directed by Nick Parsons · Written by Nick Parsons

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