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Original title: Gold
Year: 2022
Running time: 97 min.
Country: Australia
Director: Anthony Hayes
Screenwriter: Anthony Hayes, Polly Smyth
Music: Antony Partos
Cinematography: Ross Giardina
Cast: Zac Efron, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes, Akuol Ngot, Thiik Biar, Andreas Sobik
Producer: Rogue Star Productions, Deeper Water, SunJive Studios, Ingenious Media, Pump Metal Films
Genre: Thriller. Drama | Psychological Thriller
Synopsis: When two drifters travelling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found, the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary equipment. The other man remains and must endure the harsh desert climate, preying wolves and intruders, whilst battling the creeping doubt that he has been abandoned to his own fate.

Critics' reviews

"Zac Efron gives a blistering performance (...) 'Gold' tries to build tension from a sense of emptiness (...) [and] ends up being rather empty itself (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Susannah Gruder: IndieWire
"We come to know next to nothing about Efron’s stoic protagonist (...) It doesn’t dig up anything that isn’t already evident on the surface (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"

Mark Hanson: Slant
"Tension does build and there is a satisfying conclusion, but there is an significant stretch where, undeniably, a sizable amount of air comes out of the balloon."

Jordan Hoffman: AV Club
"'Gold' is fine. It looks good (...) Both Efron and Hayes do a pretty good job here (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Sarah Jane: Austin Chronicle
"In case I haven’t made it entirely clear, 'Gold' is no fun whatsoever"

John Serba: Decider
"Anthony Hayes and his famous co-star deliver strong performances but this dystopian vision becomes gratingly thin (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Luke Buckmaster: The Guardian
"An unyielding genre film with a harsh kick to it that doesn’t reach too high. Hayes and Efron can handle this solid drama."

Craig Mathieson: Flicks

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