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Lake Mungo

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Lake Mungo (2008)
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Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.

  • Director
    • Joel Anderson
  • Writer
    • Joel Anderson
  • Stars
    • Rosie Traynor
    • David Pledger
    • Martin Sharpe
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    35K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,447
    490
    • Director
      • Joel Anderson
    • Writer
      • Joel Anderson
    • Stars
      • Rosie Traynor
      • David Pledger
      • Martin Sharpe
    • 317User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Rosie Traynor
    Rosie Traynor
    • June Palmer
    David Pledger
    • Russell Palmer
    Martin Sharpe
    Martin Sharpe
    • Mathew Palmer
    Talia Zucker
    Talia Zucker
    • Alice Palmer
    Tania Lentini
    • Georgie Ritter
    Cameron Strachan
    • Leith Ritter
    Judith Roberts
    • Iris Long
    Robin Cuming
    • Garret Long
    Marcus Costello
    • Jason Whittle
    Chloe Armstrong
    • Kim Whittle
    Carole Patullo
    • Sargent Drouin
    John Dunn
    • Funeral Director
    Laurie Dunn
    • Funeral Director
    Kirsty McDonald
    • Genevieve Trudeau
    James Lawson
    • Frederick Rosskamp
    Phillip Boltin
    • Dr Kenin Slatter
    • (as Dr Phillip Boltin)
    Glenn Luck
    • Steve Wilkie
    Simon Wilton
    Simon Wilton
    • Clive Roy Best
    • Director
      • Joel Anderson
    • Writer
      • Joel Anderson
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    7planktonrules

    Less a horror story...more a mystery.

    "Lake Mungo" is an Australian film that is part horror and part mystery...with a stronger emphasis on the mystery aspect to the story. It begins with the Palmer family on an outing and their daughter, Alice, drowning in the reservoir. What follows is the family trying to make sense of this death and as they go through Alice's things, they begin to realize that there's far more to the story than simply her dying. She certainly was NOT a normal teen and I'll leave it to you to see how and why.

    If you are looking to be scared, I doubt if this film will do it for you. But instead of cheap scares, the film manages to be both creepy and unique. Using a fake documentary look and style, it certainly is unique and keeps your attention.
    Dethcharm

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore...

    LAKE MUNGO is an exceptionally well-made "mockumentary" about family, loss, grief, and difficult secrets revealed. It also happens to be a fantastic ghost story / supernatural mystery.

    The character of 16 year-old Alice Palmer (Talia Zucker), who apparently died in a swimming accident, is haunting and ominous. Even when unseen. So deeply has she affected her family, that they are compelled to -finally- see her for who / what she truly was.

    Alice is more than a mere specter. She's a living memory, driving the Palmers to uncover the truth at all costs. The revelation of which is quite shocking, even by today's jaded standards.

    If you prefer movies that creep over you gradually rather than jumps and jolts every ten seconds, then this should deliver what you need...
    8BeautifulDisaster5287

    Kicking myself...

    So I am:

    Totally kicking myself for watching this right before bed. I'm so scared, but it was absolutely worth watching. I am normally a boss when it comes to scary movies, however this particular movie has some twists and turns that make you think about it for hours after. It starts out slow and steady letting you in on the back story of the family and what has happened. The whole film is shot documentary style with interviews etc.(and let me just say, that if I didn't know this movie was a "mock" horror or whatever you call it, I would have been pet-ri-fied) haha.

    I was a little iffy:

    After the first major twist (if you will), but I promise, keep watching because the end is worth the wait. I feel like I want to tell people all about this underrated movie and how it made me feel right now, but it's late so I'll wait and just tell all you movie people who read reviews to just go watch it, in the dark. Don't be a pansy.

    Overall:

    One of the best I've seen recently...it's hard to come by good horror especially ghost stories, but this one was actually pretty good. I like when I come across something unexpected. 8.5/10 Stars.

    Read all my reviews at http://dianalynn5287.blogspot.com/
    9LoneWolfAndCub

    Lake Mungo succeeds at being not only a chilling ghost story, but a film about grief

    With all this hype about the good, yet overrated Paranormal Activity, Joel Anderson's debut film Lake Mungo lies forgotten. This is a total shame, seeing as this is much better, and way creepier. Lake Mungo really is a very simple film, it follows the Palmer family as they deal with the loss of Alice (their daughter/sister). It is filmed in a documentary style, in which the family/friends/work associates are interviewed by an unseen person, with pictures and video footage shown as well. Eventually we discover Alice had many secrets, and the family try to find out about them and if they had anything to do with her passing.

    The plot does not sound enticing, in fact, it sounds rather plain, however, this is not case fortunately. The documentary style really suits the film, and the actors are incredible and almost seem like they are not acting at all. The scares spaced throughout are genuinely freaky, and really got under my skin. Anderson makes sure the atmosphere is kept dense throughout the whole film, making every minute feel ominous. However, Lake Mungo does not just focus on the horror, but also how the family deals with the grief, and what they are willing to believe and do to help each other and themselves. The scenes in between the supernatural images and occurrences focus on how each family member (and some friends) deal with all that happens, and it is done in a refreshingly realistic (not over-blown, sentimental, or dramatic) way. There are a few twists along the way, and the final scene is very well-done, and will stay with you for a long time. Do yourself a favour, go see this movie, support movies which are actually good and don't rely on cheap scares. Recently my awesome homeland have been releasing some damn good horror movies (see Wolf Creek, Rogue, Black Water, Dying Breed, Lucky Country) and Lake Mungo is one of the best.

    4½/5
    7arne-adam

    A movie that actually scared me

    Well the movie itself has some flaws. It has some parts that is really unnecessary. But the allover story is really interesting.

    It is one of the slowest horror/mystery movies I've seen, but i think that it benefits from it. The scares are mostly...not really scares, but they will get you goosebumps for sure. But you really have to stay the entire movie to get the entire thing. The end is what made it for me. People are comparing it to paranormal activity, and I get that, but the matter a fact is that these two movies are not very similar, the only thing really is that they use some home movie style footage.

    Anyway, its a good movie if you like slow movies, and good scares. But its no movie theater material.

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    • Trivia
      Although the film is fictional, Lake Mungo is a real place in New South Wales, Australia, and scenes in the film were shot there. Lake Mungo is a dry lake, and an important archaeological site. In 1968, the remains of a young Aboriginal woman were uncovered and she was nicknamed the "Mungo Lady". She was found to be ritually buried, and her bones were approximately 40,000 years old at the time of discovery. Mungo Lady is one of the earliest anatomically modern human remains discovered anywhere in the world. Five years later, another skeleton of around 40,000 years old was found at Lake Mungo, and named "Mungo Man".
    • Goofs
      A promotional poster for The Beatles' album "Love" is on the wall in the background of a photo of Alice (59 minutes and 30 seconds). "Love" was released in November of 2006. Alice died in December of 2005.
    • Quotes

      Alice Palmer: I feel like something bad is going to happen to me. I feel like something bad has happened. It hasn't reached me yet but it's on its way.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits are intercut with prior footage, revealing several sightings of Alice's ghost throughout the film that went unnoticed. After the credits, a figure that may be Alice or her doppelgänger stands at Lake Mungo, in the darkness, as lightning strikes.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Mockumentaries (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Ruido
      Written by Fernando Corona

      Performed by Murcof

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 2008 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lac Mungo
    • Filming locations
      • Ararat, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Mungo Productions
      • Screen Australia
      • SBS Independent
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    • Budget
      • A$1,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,853
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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