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Gold

  • 2022
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Zac Efron in Gold (2022)
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Contemporary WesternPsychological DramaPsychological ThrillerActionAdventureDramaThrillerWestern

In the not too distant future, a drifter travelling through the desert discovers the largest gold nugget ever found. He must guard it from thieves amid harsh conditions and wild dogs while w... Read allIn the not too distant future, a drifter travelling through the desert discovers the largest gold nugget ever found. He must guard it from thieves amid harsh conditions and wild dogs while waiting for his partner to return.In the not too distant future, a drifter travelling through the desert discovers the largest gold nugget ever found. He must guard it from thieves amid harsh conditions and wild dogs while waiting for his partner to return.

  • Director
    • Anthony Hayes
  • Writers
    • Anthony Hayes
    • Polly Smyth
  • Stars
    • Zac Efron
    • Akuol Ngot
    • Thiik Biar
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    14K
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    POPULARITY
    4,522
    4,551
    • Director
      • Anthony Hayes
    • Writers
      • Anthony Hayes
      • Polly Smyth
    • Stars
      • Zac Efron
      • Akuol Ngot
      • Thiik Biar
    • 316User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 nominations total

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    Zac Efron
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    • Man One
    Akuol Ngot
    • Mother on Train
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    • Baby on Train
    Andreas Sobik
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    Anthony Hayes
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    5Funbags_76

    Slow burn

    Starts off well and ends disappointedly.

    Zac is very good throughout the movie, it has a similar feel to Tom Hanks in Castaway.

    Sadly there's no Wilson to keep Zan company.

    The last 30 mins is a terribly slow burn.
    7frank-liesenborgs

    Australian gold and American fool's gold

    "Gold" is a movie about two drifters who are travelling through the South Australian desert and they stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate their bounty with one man leaving (Man #2/Keith, played by Anthony Hayes) to secure the necessary equipment to pull it out of the earth. The other man (Man #1/ Virgil played by Zac Efron), remains on the spot to secure the loot. I cannot even imagine what Virgil (Zac) went through to persevere extreme heat conditions just to hold onto what he thinks he needs. I liked the plot as you can give your own interpretation to the facts of this movie. What is the value of the biggest chunk of gold in the world if you are in the middle of the desert, dehydrated, sunburnt and you kind of know you will not survive? What would you do? This movie clearly shows the everlasting greed and the lengths people will go to secure themselves a fortune. And I loved the cinematography, digitally enhanced or not. Was just awesome. And here we also see a different Zac in a character that he never played. And he succeeded as he put down an awesome acting performance. The story is concise and you kind of know what the other guy his plan will be. But never mind, this is a very good movie and deserves to be watched.
    6ops-52535

    a death triangle of patience...

    Watching over a chunky mountain of gold in the australian desert outback country. A twisted story about greed and gloathing gold like king midas of the past.

    Hot sun and delirious minds, its litterary gold fever. A small cast survival thriller, a story that desmond bagley wouldve chuckled over and wilbur smith would nod about. The production shows the harsh dried out hell of australian desertlife, where the flies are kings and the snake and scorpions are the warriors. Neatly filmed and acted, the makeup squad gone bananas, and most stuff stashed like a good ol' madmax stage.

    If youre able to sit and wait for things to happen, youll be rewarded, i did. A small recommend from the grumpy old man.
    7jyunker-99840

    If you like slow gritty movies this one's for you

    I'm a big fan of man alone in space kind of sci Fi movies and while this wasn't a sci Fi it definitely had the feel of one of those movies.

    It's slow but I was kept interested the whole time and the suspense was present the entire movie with some space in between to let you breathe when appropriate.

    I was very glad I watched it and will recommend it to my friends to watch. Good story. Great ending.
    5kuarinofu

    Half good, half bad

    Gold (2022) had a promising start and overall has demonstrated solid production value, although the washed-out look got old fast.

    While the acting was perfectly fine, as it gets closer to the end, it starts to wear on you. This isn't really a human nature study, more like a semi-survival film full of stupid decisions. The only human trait here was greed. Nothing more than that. In a future like this, you would think people would've still bet on survival over pointless death.

    The resolution is obvious from the start since this is what would happen in a real-life situation. They added a little "twist" at the end, but it barely connects, since it means nothing for the viewer or the characters, and rather solidifies the message the film is trying to push.

    The whole story relies on our main character not being too bright, and it's fine. The problem is that we barely know anything about the world and the characters. Frankly, there are no characters going through arcs, people encounter problems in a not-so-bright future, and never change. This was probably intended, and probably realistic enough, but even a couple of flashbacks establishing motivations or attitudes would've been great. Especially since the acting was good.

    As it is, Gold (2022) is an ok semi-survival film but feels very shallow and does not connect the viewer to what these "characters" are going through. There are also some things that make little sense, like why Virgil didn't just leave when he got the Stranger's loot. Since one can walk there on foot, he could've given it a try, it's not as a middle of nowhere as they said it was. I guess greed is an answer to anything in this, but the introductory scene (and the burial scene) suggested some sort of dignity or reliability in Virgil, soon to be gone, again, greed. Also, it is unclear when Keith got back since neither he nor the other Stranger was affected by the dust storm. I guess I'm nitpicking, but I'd still prefer Virgil to switch into survival mode at the end, there is greed, but people still have survival instincts.

    Overall, the film leaves a bad taste, which is intended but feels empty on details, which is not. It's not long, but I can't wholeheartedly recommend it, more like 50/50.

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    • Trivia
      The set was hit by so many sandstorms that filming nearly shut down for a day. Then someone got the idea to strap a camera to a cinematographer's back. Multiple shots of sandstorms in the film were real-life sandstorms.
    • Goofs
      When Efron's character is stabbed by a tree after the dust storm, the branch is stuck in his right side. In a following shot it has moved to his left, and subsequently goes back to the right. The stick then teleports to the other side again.
    • Connections
      Referenced in 420 Awards - 5th Annual Event (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      People Ain't No Good (2011 Remaster)
      Written by Nick Cave

      Performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

      (c) BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

      (p) 2011 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company

      Licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 2022 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • GoldMovie2022 Instagram
      • Official Media Release
    • Languages
      • Irish Gaelic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vàng
    • Filming locations
      • Outback, South Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Rogue Star Pictures
      • Deeper Water Films
      • Ingenious Media
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    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,197
    • Gross worldwide
      • $176,048
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
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      • 2.39 : 1

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