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Lightning Ridge

Synopsis: There are places we go to disappear… other places disappear ourselves. In 1992, young Aboriginal woman Marlee arrives in Lightning Ridge, population unknown, with her daughter Lily in tow to solve the mystery of her sister’s disappearance. Serg, a migrant dreams of leaving. Marlee’s hunt for revenge and Serg’s quest for a ticket out entangle them in a criminal underworld of opal mining, where a gemstone is worth more than morals. For both to escape, they must pay debts neither know they owe.

Director: Nathan Lewi...