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Mystery Road
Australian crime thriller. A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and an indigenous detective, recently returned home after years in the city, gets the case.
A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan, recently returned home after years in the city, gets the case. Mistrusted by locals, under-resourced by his boss and even estranged from his own family, Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.
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Mark Kermode reviews Mystery Road
Mark picks out a "broiling undercurrent of racial, political, cultural, economic tension."
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Detective Jay Swan | Aaron Pedersen |
| Johnno | Hugo Weaving |
| Pete Bailey | Ryan Kwanten |
| Charlie Murray | Jack Thompson |
| Sergeant | Tony Barry |
| Constable Roberts | Robert Mammone |
| Mary | Tasma Walton |
| Jim the Coroner | Bruce Spence |
| Mr Bailey | David Field |
| Old Boy | Jack Charles |
| Director | Ivan Sen |
