High Ground

It’s over Anakin I’ve Logged the High Ground

Cosmo’s Moon

‪A brutal Australian western set in the 1930s about racism towards aboriginals. Lots of shoot outs. Lots of vengeance and anger and, ahem, racism. Perfect line delivery when the aboriginal grandfather retorts "MY country." Intense but good, though not great.‬ I still liked…

Alex Billington

Some great stuff but also too many white saviour moments and not enough focus on the Aboriginal characters, who were definitely more interesting.

sharminime

Surprisingly far more brutal than I expected, the scenes of people being shot at the beginning were shocking and uncomfortable, I guess that’s the response they’re trying to get at though. A bit later there’s a distressing scene with a crocodile that had me closing my eyes,…

B E R T

Films Watched in 2021 - Film 19 2020 Films Ranked An absolutely brutal, horrifying movie that at times, is one of the hardest films I’ve ever watched. This is positive in a way though, as High Ground is being marketed extremely well here in Australia and the need for…

Libby Caldwell

"When you get the high ground, you control everything."High Ground is going to be inevitably compared to Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale, but both films are ultimately distinguishable. What's clear about High Ground is that it's no easy watch at all. It's a confronting look…

Nic

Brutal. Confronting. Effective. I also love how the Aussie outback is a character itself. Loved it.

ItsLV

Nice shots of the Australian outback in desperate search of even the most rudimentary filmmaking skills.

PowWow

What a time for Australian cinema! Got to see this gem courtesy of Madman Entertainment and proud to report that High Ground is terrific. The ambitious style is one of the biggest strengths, deeply imbued with Aboriginality. This serves a tragic story about the…

Matt