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Hinterland

Hinterland

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Hinterland

1981

0h 25m

5.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

The relationship between an embittered farm woman and her orphaned niece reaches a breaking point in this dark, psychological pastoral.

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3 featured cast members

Starring

Lila Waters

Susan Curtis

David Michael Sterling

John Griffin

Caitlin Davies

Liza

Creative team

Directed by: Nietzchka Keene
Written by: Nietzchka Keene

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