In the Winter Dark

• Director: James Bogle
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• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Psychological Thriller
• Themes: Haunted By the Past, Death of a Child
• Main Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Ray Barrett, Richard Roxburgh, Miranda Otto
• Release Year: 1998
• Country: AU
• Run Time: 88 minutes

Plot

James Bogle directed this Australian psychological thriller adapted (by Bogle and Peter Rasmussen) from the novel by Tim Winton. Living on their farm for 30 years, Maurice (Ray Barrett) and Ida Stubbs (Brenda Blethyn) have never recovered from the loss of their child, smothered by a cat. Elsewhere in the valley are pregnant, spaced-out Ronnie (Miranda Otto), abandoned by her lover, and lonely misfit Laurie (Richard Roxburgh), a fan of Jim Reeves recordings. Fear brings these four together when an unknown predator starts slaughtering local livestock. Shown at the Sydney Film Festival (Opening Night). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Brenda Blethyn - Ida Stubbs
• Ray Barrett - Maurice Stubbs
• Richard Roxburgh - Laurie Jacobs
• Miranda Otto - Ronnie

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Credit

Kylie DuFresne - Associate Producer, Shauna Wolifson - Casting, Brenda Pam - Co-producer, Wendy Cork - Costume Designer, Bob Donaldson - First Assistant Director, James Bogle - Director, Suresh Ayyar - Editor, Marion Pilowsky - Executive Producer, Peter Cobbin - Composer (Music Score), Nicholas McCallum - Production Designer, Martin McGrath - Cinematographer, Rosemary Blight - Producer, Phil Keros - Sound/Sound Designer, James Bogle - Screenwriter, Peter Rasmussen - Screenwriter, Tim Winton - Book Author