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Dead Heart
“Some people would die for what they believe. Others would kill for it.”
58%
Movie
1h 44m
AI Analysis
Dead Heart (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dead Heart (1996) — a movie tagged as Mystery, Thriller, and Drama with tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine natives and white settlers are on the verge of erupting. When it's discovered that Kate, the white wife of local schoolteacher Les, has despoiled a sacred site by secretly me… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Dead Heart 58% (10 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine natives and white settlers are on the verge of erupting. When it's discovered that Kate, the white wife of local schoolteacher Les, has despoiled a sacred site by secretly meeting her aborigine lover, Tony, there, a shocking murder threatens to rip the small town apart.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-09-08
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 118488
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What is Dead Heart about?
Ray Lorkin, chief lawman in the tiny rural settlement of Wala Wala, Australia, fears that long-simmering tensions between the area's aborigine natives and white settlers are on the verge of eruptin... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Dead Heart?
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How long is the movie Dead Heart?
The official runtime for Dead Heart is approximately 104 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Bryan Brown
Ray Lorkin

Ernie Dingo
David

Angie Milliken
Kate

Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie
Poppy

Aaron Pedersen
Tony

John Jarratt
Charlie

David Gulpilil
Second Man in Desert

Berynn Schwerdt
Gordon

Anne Tenney
Sarah

Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Les

Lafe Charlton
Billy
- B
Billy McPherson
First Man in Desert
- S
Stanley Mirindo
Tjulpu
- P
Peter Francis
Mannga

Steve Rodgers
Farrelly

Marshall Napier
Sgt Oakes
- R
Robert Faggetter
Tom Erhart
- C
Courtnee Spessot
Sonia
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