# Wake in Fright (1971)

> A financially trapped teacher’s overnight stop in an Australian mining town becomes a harrowing descent into alcohol, violence, and collective madness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15748

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Ted Kotcheff
- Cast: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle, Al Thomas, John Meillon
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067541/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, oppressive, harrowing, late night cinephile viewing, australian cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A teacher's journey takes a dark turn in the Australian outback, where survival becomes a chilling game.

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