In Australian director Damien Power’s Killing Ground, which we already reviewed out of the Sundance Film Festival, Ian and Samantha arrive at an isolated campsite to find an SUV and a tent—with no sign of the occupants. The discovery of a distressed child wandering in the woods unleashes a terrifying chain of events that will test the young couple’s breaking point.
The filmmakers are wasting no time promoting it, having given Bloody the exclusive on the festival poster, while you’ll now find the first clip and a festival trailer below. In the first footage, a young woman wakes up in her car to find a stranger knocking at her window. He dares her to get out.
Fred Topel reviewed the film, calling it the Australian Hills Have Eyes. Watch for distribution news out of the festival. For now, here’e the clip with the trailer below.
“Tension builds as the narrative threads wind together; danger escalates and Sam and Ian’s options narrow drastically. The Australian bush setting plays a significant role in the film, and Killing Ground is part of a long tradition of Australian cinema – from Picnic at Hanging Rock to Wolf Creek – that finding a deep sense of unease in a hostile wilderness.”
Aaron Pedersen, Ian Meadows, Harriet Dyer, Aaron Glenane star in Killing Ground.
