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Quick Info

Rating

6.2/10

Release2009

Runtime1h 27m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,000,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Mungo Productions

Screen Australia

SBS Independent

Movie

Lake Mungo

2009

1h 27m

6.2

Horror

Thriller

Synopsis

After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of a psychic and parapsychologist, who discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. At Lake Mungo, Alice's secret past emerges.

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