With the help of the town's local sergeant Greg Raco, Falk begins to look into the events surrounding Luke's death. Upon his return, he finds many of the townspeople are still angry towards him, particularly Ellie's father Mal and her cousin Grant who brand him a liar and a murderer. In flashbacks, it is revealed that Falk left town twenty years earlier to escape harassment when he was suspected in the death of his girlfriend Ellie.

Luke's parents ask Falk to stay and investigate the crime, and he reluctantly agrees. Only their infant daughter, Charlotte, was spared. Plot įederal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his hometown of Kiewarra in Victoria to attend the funeral of his childhood friend Luke Hadler, who has allegedly killed his wife Karen and their son Billy before taking his own life. The film, titled Force of Nature: The Dry 2, is scheduled to be released on 24 August 2023.

Ī sequel based on the Harper's 2017 follow-up book, Force of Nature, was later announced to be in production in 2022.

IFC Films released the film in the United States on. The film had its premiere in Melbourne on 11 December 2020, before Roadshow Films released the film in Australia on 1 January 2021, and received positive reviews from critics. The film stars Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell and John Polson. The Dry is a 2020 Australian mystery drama thriller film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay by Connolly and Harry Cripps, and is based on the 2016 book of the same name by Jane Harper.

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