It’s not the kind of film that’s going to secure a mainstream release, so Adelaide film buffs should catch it while they can.
The film also takes a broader look at the island, incorporating a study of its inhabitants and its famous red crab migration.
In recent years, however, under the tenure of Amanda Duthie, the Adelaide film festival has more than held its own – making the gong for Australia’s best film festival very much a three-way race. Adelaide’s 2018 program is the most exciting of any festival this year for Australian content.
Jennifer Kent’s highly anticipated follow-up to her brilliant (and fabulously appropriated) 2014 debut The Babadook is a revenge thriller set in Tasmania in 1825.