Killing Ground

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Killing Ground

2017

1h 28m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Sam and Ian take off on what they believe will be a peaceful camping trip. Their break turns into a battle for survival when they discover a bloody toddler wandering around in the bush and find that an incredibly disturbing crime has been committed.

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Killing Ground unnerves and compels in equal measure with a grimly intense story that may be too disturbing for some but delivers a white-knuckle experience for fans of brutally realistic thrillers.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

10/01/2017

4/5

Structured with a cruel precision, written and acted with a persuasive naturalism, this disturbing Australian survival thriller won't appeal to everyone.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

09/29/2017

2/5

Crikey! We've barely forgotten the recent Australian serial-killer drama Wolf Creek and now here we are again.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

08/25/2017

3.5/5

This horror-thriller set in a national park is one of the more brutal films I have seen.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

07/23/2023

3/5

Killing Ground is a thoroughly uncomfortable watch.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

02/06/2021

2/5

Recycles a number of backwoods-slasher tropes that will only really satiate devotees of the subgenre.

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

09/25/2020

3/5

To be great, the film needed to either explore greater psychological depths or reach for more violent extremes.

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Dave D.

@DoubleDownDave 5d

This was good! It starts off kind of slow, but it picks up in a crazy way! Definitely kept my attention. Twisted

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Keith M

@Notarealcritic Jan 31

Intense movie. Along the lines of Wolf Creek. The end will leave you asking the big question

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Tim B.

@SlimTim0707 Nov 27

Killing Ground is a provocative thriller that can be a bit hard to follow as the events that take place seem to bounce around outside of a direct continuity. However, the theme about how far someone will go or will not go to save their loved ones resonates.

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John W

@RT18279564 Oct 20

The film is edited in a very interesting way and the stories have a lot of suspension. I really liked it as a thriller. But you should be warned. I have seen many very hard films, but the cruelty in this one is so extreme. Definitely not for everyone.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life Aug 12

A very intense thriller. The flashbacks are done well and the story was good. Tim Treakle

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Erin C

@RT01079069 Jun 10

Never underestimate an Australian horror film. This one is gritty and visceral. Maybe just short of Wolf Creek but not by much.

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Synopsis

Sam and Ian take off on what they believe will be a peaceful camping trip. Their break turns into a battle for survival when they discover a bloody toddler wandering around in the bush and find that an incredibly disturbing crime has been committed.

Director: Damien Power
Producer: Joanne Weatherstone, Lisa Shaunessy
Screenwriter: Damien Power
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: Arcadia
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)