# Lake Mungo (2009)

> A grieving Australian family investigates unsettling evidence that their drowned teenage daughter may still be haunting the places and people she left behind.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16469

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Joel Anderson
- Cast: Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker, Tania Lentini, Cameron Strachan, Judith Roberts, Robin Cuming
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816556/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: mournful, eerie, dreamy, late night horror, quiet night in

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