Force of Nature: The Dry 2

"The forest holds more than one secret."

2024 1h 52m EN

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6.3

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66%

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5.9

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★6.3TMDB · 298🍅66%Rotten Tomatoes●58Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 7,919

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Synopsis

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When five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Victorian mountain ranges to investigate in the hopes of finding their whistle-blowing informant, Alice Russell, alive.

“The forest holds more than one secret.”

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Cast

Eric Bana
Aaron Falk
Anna Torv
Alice
Deborra-Lee Furness
Jill Bailey
Robin McLeavy
Lauren
Sisi Stringer
Beth
Lucy Ansell
Bree
Jacqueline McKenzie
Carmen Cooper
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
Erik Falk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Connolly
Writers: Robert Connolly
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Dry Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Connolly, shot by Andrew Commis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peter Raeburn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alexandre de Franceschi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Eric Bana and Anna Torv and Deborra-Lee Furness carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The forest holds more than one secret.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Connolly directs. Andrew Commis behind the camera. Peter Raeburn scores. Alexandre de Franceschi cuts. Produced in Australia, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.
3Part of the "The Dry Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Robert Connolly, shot by Andrew Commis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Peter Raeburn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alexandre de Franceschi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Eric Bana and Anna Torv and Deborra-Lee Furness carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The forest holds more than one secret.".
9IMDB entry: tt20256448 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrew Commis
Original score: Peter Raeburn
Editing: Alexandre de Franceschi
Production design: Vanessa Cerne
Costume design: Maria Pattison
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $5,786,313
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
Rotten Tomatoes: 66% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 58/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 7,919 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 12 nominations total

Part of

The Dry Collection

A series of films based upon Jane Harper's best-selling crime novels.

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Robert Connolly

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MovieGuys2024-07-03
★ 6/10
Force of Nature, The Dry 2 is the second instalment, in a series of Australian crime thrillers. Lead character, Australian Federal Police detective, Aaron Falk is back. This time the dry outback setting of the first film, is replaced by wet bush lands, in rural Victoria (Melbourne Australia). Like the first film, this one's a worthwhile watch but its not without, its shortcomings. This time around I felt character development, is better managed than its predecessor. You get to know secondary characters in more depth and this certainly add's an extra dimension to the tale that unfolds. What does not work so well is the incessant oscillating between past and present narratives. Its overdone to the point where the cognitive dissonance is, at times, downright maddening, making following along, more arduous, than its needs to be. The overriding story is an interesting one with a few plot twists and turns but again it doesn't really come together, all that satisfyingly. In summary not a bad watch if you like crime thrillers but would have been better served with a more cohesive presentation style and a story to match.

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