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The Dry brings new life to Victorian town Beulah after drought, fire and a difficult two years SatSaturday 16 updated SatSaturday 16 The Dry was filmed in the Wimmera and Southern Mallee in 2019. ( Print text only Key points: Beulah, used as a location for film The Dry, plans to capitalise on tourists visiting the area A number of locals scored roles in the film as extras Residents are hopeful that more films will be shot in the area In that time, the town has seen its general store burn down, and a local drought break, received treated drinkable tap water for the first time and made internat...

The Dry, starring Eric Bana, matches wide open spaces with uncomfortably close drama. Photograph: Roadshow Jane Harper’s best-selling novel The Dry is one of those books that feels written with a feature film adaptation in mind: a genre narrative (crime mystery-thriller) that’s pacey, plot-driven and full of dialogue, with a central location ripe for cinematic imagery. Extensive use of flashbacks is built into its structure, and they’re even presented in italics as if to say, “This is where the cuts and scene changes goâ...

MA, 117 minutes Jane Harper’s outback thrillers are framed around the paradoxical notion that claustrophobia can be at its most acute amid wide, open spaces. Her characters cluster in small communities where they’re both sustained and oppressed by their shared histories. Eric Bana plays a federal police agent who returns to his hometown in The Dry. Credit:Roadshow The Dry is the novel that first displayed Harper's talent for mining this theme and Robert Connolly’s film version wastes no time in getting down to it. It was shot in the flatlands of Victoria’s Wimmera and it ...