Killing Ground

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Damien Power directs. Simon Chapman behind the camera. Leah Curtis scores. Katie Flaxman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 9 years ago.
• 3Directed by Damien Power, shot by Simon Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Leah Curtis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Katie Flaxman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Aaron Pedersen and Aaron Glenane and Harriet Dyer carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "A remote campsite. An abandoned tent. A romantic getaway to die for.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt4728386 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 17 themes, including "new year's eve", "marriage proposal", "baby", "rape".

The technical file

Cinematography

Simon Chapman

Original score

Leah Curtis

Editing

Katie Flaxman

Production design

Claire Granville

Costume design

Claire Granville

Makeup / hair

Troy Follington

VFX supervisor

Scott Geersen

Sound

Serge Lacroix

Stunt coordinator

Mark Duncan

Runtime

88 min · 1h 28m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Killing Ground (2017) ↗

Also by

Damien Power

• 
  No Exit

  2022 · ★ 6.8
• 
  Bat Eyes

  2012 · ★ 5.0
• 
  To Be

  2012
• 
  Boot

  2012
• 
  Peekaboo

  2011

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Trailer #2

  Trailer · Official
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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official
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  Official US Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Simon Foster2016-08-04
  ★ 8/10

  "Can rightfully sit alongside such dark kindred spirits as Wolf Creek and The Long Weekend in the annals of Aussie genre infamy..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/8/5/killing-ground.html

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Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Arcadia

  AU

• HY

  Hypergiant Films

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  Screen Australia

  AU

• 

  Screen NSW

  AU

Key crew

• PublicistHilda Somarriba
• Production AccountantMatt Carter
• Script SupervisorMila Gisbert
• Unit ManagerMike Duncan
• Sound Re-Recording MixerSerge Lacroix
• First Assistant DirectorRick Beecroft
• Sound RecordistFrancis Byrne
• Sound Re-Recording MixerCate Cahill
• Hair DesignerTroy Follington
• Special EffectsDan Oliver
• Special EffectsTim Riach
• Additional EditorMarcus D'Arcy
• Title DesignerScott Geersen
• Assistant EditorDaniel Pardy
• Stunt CoordinatorMark Duncan
• Sound SupervisorSerge Lacroix
• Second Unit DirectorSeth Larney
• Sound Re-Recording MixerLaki Fotopoulos
• Script EditorRachel Power
• Second Assistant DirectorScott Ince
• Makeup DesignerTroy Follington
• ArmorerJohn Leffler
• Special EffectsLou Stefano
• Sound Effects EditorCate Cahill

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• new year's eve
• marriage proposal
• baby
• rape
• police
• pig
• loss of loved one
• camping
• car crash
• flashback
• murder
• serial killer
• slasher
• doctor
• dog
• flat tire
• australian bush

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2017-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
• Digital2017-07-21R

Also known as

International titles

• Killing GroundTH