Back Of Beyond

Mainly a treat for armchair tourists and Australiaphiles, BACK OF BEYOND uses a glorious Northern Territory backdrop for a minor narrative conjuring trick.

Mechanic Tom (Paul Mercurio) and his little sister, Susan (Rebekah Elmaloglou), manage a funky combination diner/service station far from anywhere in the Australian Outback. Tom urges Susan to join him on his motorcycle for a joyride that ends in a fatal crash. A dozen years later, bereaved Tom dwells in melancholy solitude at the diner, telling motorists that the establishment is closed, and aiding only desperate and deserving travelers. Not quite up to that definition are Connor (Colin Friels), an overbeari...