When a newcomer arrives in a small, secluded town to discover that the former teacher has disappeared, he probes into the mystery and becomes more and more intrigued by the inhabitants of a forbidding house called Summerfield. Eventually, the secrets of Summerfield are revealed in a dramatic ending with a shock twist. Directed by Ken Hannam (director of ‘Sunday Too Far Away’) and starring, Nick Tate, Elizabeth Alexander and John Waters, ‘Summerfield’ was shot on location at Victoria’s Phillip and Churchill Islands.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325039
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour