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In the Winter Dark

An intense psychological drama around four people in a remote country village. Maurice and Ida are on old married couple who have said all they have to say to each other decades ago. One neighbour is Murray Jacob, a lonely, intense man with a tragic past; the other is a late arrival, a young woman, Ronnie, who is six months pregnant and recently abandoned by her boyfriend. Something is killing the local animals, and Ronnie's pregnancy stirs up memories of the Stubbs' son's cot death. Fears and shadows play on their minds, making the four uneasy associates as animals are found disemboweled around their homes.

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Cast & Crew See All

Brenda Blethyn
Ida Stubbs
Ray Barrett
Maurice Stubbs
Richard Roxburgh
Murray Jacob

Awards

  • 1998 - AFI Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - nominated
  • 1998 - AFI Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - nominated
  • 1998 - AFI Award - Best Achievement in Cinematography - nominated

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