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The Dustwalker

  • 2019
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
2K
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The Dustwalker (2019)
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One by one the residents of a small, isolated town become infected by an insidious bug that turns them into violent, indiscriminate killing machines.One by one the residents of a small, isolated town become infected by an insidious bug that turns them into violent, indiscriminate killing machines.One by one the residents of a small, isolated town become infected by an insidious bug that turns them into violent, indiscriminate killing machines.

  • Director
    • Sandra Sciberras
  • Writer
    • Sandra Sciberras
  • Stars
    • Jolene Anderson
    • Stef Dawson
    • Richard Davies
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    2K
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    • Director
      • Sandra Sciberras
    • Writer
      • Sandra Sciberras
    • Stars
      • Jolene Anderson
      • Stef Dawson
      • Richard Davies
    • 99User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Jolene Anderson
    Jolene Anderson
    • Joanne Sharp
    Stef Dawson
    Stef Dawson
    • Samantha Sharp
    Richard Davies
    Richard Davies
    • Luke
    Cassandra Magrath
    Cassandra Magrath
    • Angela
    Talina Naviede
    • Michelle
    Harry Greenwood
    Harry Greenwood
    • Paul
    Ruby Duncan
    • Ellie
    Caleb Sciberras Scott
    • Jensen
    • (as Caleb Scott)
    Ben Mortley
    • Bill Barter
    Ryan Graeme Allen
    Ryan Graeme Allen
    • Anthony
    • (as Ryan Allen)
    Oscar Harris
    • Dean
    Lis Hoffman
    • Mary
    Jackson Lucas
    • Simon Sharp
    Shyla Vivian
    • Katie
    Alexandra Nell
    Alexandra Nell
    • Marsha
    John Harvie Morris
    John Harvie Morris
    • Frank Cole
    Chloe Presley
    Chloe Presley
    • Francis
    • (as Chloe Brown)
    Rayne Moses
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    3Keptinkaveman

    Not the worst I've seen

    Not the worst I've seen, and that seems to be the best thing I can say about it. It's a low budget film, so I can deal with bad special FX's. But the acting was bad, and characters were unbelievable. The story itself wasn't too bad, with a better director it might have succeeded. A writer should not direct their own work, especially amatuers. It was very slow, all the way through. Not really worth a watch.
    6davidm-14

    don't understand all the hatred for this movie

    I've been around IMDB long enough to realize that some people just seem to love to leave crappy comments for movies. not every film can be the "worst" ever made. i mean, i'll leave "santa claus and the ice cream bunny" to fill that spot for me.

    this film is slow and creepy. the acting is no better or worse than any other independent horror movie, but the story stuck with me after it was over. that's the sign of a good scary story, told well.

    a small dying outback town has a visitor from far away, and the townspeople are being systematically taken over by a parasitic alien lifeform. we're just as in the dark as the unaffected residents who don't understand what's going on.

    the scenery is gorgeous and it reminded me of another sci-fi story i read a long time ago, "stinger" by robert mccammon. another story of a desert community terrorized by aliens.
    4Kamurai25

    You can probably walk your dust to another movie

    Okay watch at best, might watch again, but can't recommend.

    This is an Australian movie, so its a whole new cast to me, and I only saw the thumbnail, so I was excited to see what a Dustwalker is....I'm still kind of wondering.

    This is a "small town under threat" trope, but the seemed to have a vested interest in making sure in keeping the audience guessing. They accomplished this by sort of shifting goalposts though, so every time you think they've established something they're going to work with, we're on to the next stage of problems, and the previous stuff, while it mattered for where we're at in the story, isn't currently relevant anymore. It sort of gave me this continual feeling of disappointment throughout the movie, even though the action is ramping up.

    Even the production value was pretty good, they clearly got the look they wanted for the effects, granted it was likely a small budget.

    It's a great concept, and I actual enjoyed the structure of events, but the audience needs to see more of some parts, and a less of others. The writing just wasn't paced well enough for me, but I can't write it off as a bad movie entirely: hopefully other people like this more than I did.
    6jmbovan-47-160173

    Interesting small sci-fi film

    This is a small film, but it is still engaging. Reminded me of The Crazies but only set in a small Australian town and the source of the madness appears to be alien in origin. This has resemblance to a zombie film but more of 28 Days Later than Romero. Different, not a "great" film, but yet I found the main characters engaging. Not original and I predicted the ending fairly fast, but nonetheless I enjoyed watching this.
    2alfredsmith

    Just awful.

    This is so bad I only watched half of it. This movie is an abject lesson in how not to make a sci-fi/horror film. Contains mostly awful acting, awful characters, awful editing, awful story and awful CGI. It's just awful. The only redeeming feature was the magnificent scenery of the Australian outback.

    Please do not waste your time watching this turkey. There are thousands of movies better than this.

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      Filmed in Cue, Western Australia, 620 km north-east of Perth.
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    • Release date
      • November 22, 2019 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sa Mạc Chết
    • Filming locations
      • Cue, Western Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Three Feet Of Film,
      • Head Gear Films
      • Kreo Films FZ
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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