The Plains of Heaven (1983)

Two technicians manning a tracking station on the Victorian High Plains pursue opposite ways of coping with isolation. The ageing Cunningham seems to be rejuvenated by and obsessed with the landscape, while the younger Barker withdraws into the interior and technical world of the station.

Released June 3, 1983 80 min None+

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Keywords: imdb.australian-gothic, imdb.metaphoric-title, imdb.surrealism, imdb.satellite-tracking-station, imdb.loneliness, imdb.satellite-communications-station, imdb.contemplation + 19 more, imdb.violence, imdb.existentialism, imdb.victoria-australia, imdb.silence, imdb.solitude, imdb.nurse, imdb.landrover, imdb.search, imdb.destroying-property, imdb.satellite-relay-station, imdb.wilderness, imdb.bogong-high-plains-victoria, imdb.insanity, imdb.mental-breakdown, imdb.experimental-film, imdb.low-budget-film, imdb.mountain, imdb.independent-film, aspectratio.1-85-1