[thunder rumbles]
[birds chirp]
[bird screeches]
[moody orchestral music]
[wind rustles]
[train rattles]
[baby babbles]
[train braking]
- [burst of steam] - [baby babbles]
[horn blares]
[train rattles]
[footsteps on gravel]
[dog barks]
[wind chime]
[distant dialogue from TV]
[TV] Poor, poor, Dan O'Reilly. Sit, sir. Drink with me.
Hello.
[TV] - One more crack about the Irish, Mr. Lamb... - Excuse me?
And I'll shoot you.
[TV] Am I clear? Oh, as the waters of Ennis, sir.
I'm supposed to meet a man here.
[TV] Let us drink then to the Irish.
Have you seen anyone?
[TV] No finer race of men have ever peeled a potato.
- Do you pray, Mr. Lamb? - Good lord, son. No, I do not.
I'm to meet a man here to take me to the compound.
[TV] Let us change our toast, sir.
To the God who has forgotten us.
But first, cardinal rule...
Do you have a bathroom?
[speaks foreign language]
[TV] Perhaps you've read On the Origin of the Species...
...by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin?
[tarps rustle in wind]
[pop music on radio]
[battering]
[flames crackle]
[door creaks] [flies buzz]
[sighs]
[flies buzz]
[footsteps approach]
[Man] You the one going to the compound?
Uh, yeah.
[footsteps]
[water runs]
[catches breath]
[Man] This isn't a god damn beauty spa.
Don't waste water.
[vehicle approaches]
[engine rumbles]
$100 for the gas, $20 for the water.
I'll add that to the $200 you owe me for the ride.
I thought gas was included in the $200?
Is that a problem?
Because I can turn back?
No, no problem, I'm...
I thought it was $200, that's all.
Well, I figured the company would have given you the details.
[Virgil] They said that there was a man driving out this way...
,,,and that it was $200 to get a ride.
Well, they should have told you that gas and whatnot is extra.
It's fine.
[news broadcast through interference on radio]
Leave it on there. You'll blow the engine.
[Radio] Bitcoin is currently trading...
...at 1.25 million US dollars.
Leading charity cryptocoin Avatar Eclipse...
...contributed another one million in aid...
...to the Northern Territory caught in the crossfire.
[lighter snaps]
[news broadcast continues] It's now trading at 2244 US dollars...
...or 14,500 Yen.
[radio static continues]
[moody orchestral music]
[tyre bursts]
[lighter snaps]
- [tools clatter] - [heavy breathing]
[tyre rolls along gravel]
[heavy breathing]
[metallic clunk]
You sure you don't need any help with that?
I got it.
When you and your driver double shift...
...you'll always de-lug like that?
I said, I got it.
[dogs bark and howl]
Go on! Leave it alone.
[rock smashes skull]
[multiple impacts] [dog moans]
[heavy breathing]
[dog howls]
[moody orchestral music]
[radio broadcast through interference]
[gas flows through siphon]
[wind rustles]
[flames crackle]
[Keith] Came from the west, right?
[Virgil] Thereabouts, yeah.
I hear it's getting pretty bad out that way now.
It's not good.
Folks turning on each other?
Yeah.
Seeing that mass exodus down south there...
...that ain't gonna end well.
I don't follow it that close.
Yeah, pretty soon...
...there'll be hordes of people coming out this way.
What happened to your face?
What happened?
- Yeah. - Nothing happened.
You got that big old scar on there...
...look like someone might have jumped you.
Does it matter?
Not to me, no, I'm just making conversation is all.
No-one back west worth staying for, huh?
No.
You?
Nah, not me, no.
I got used to being alone a long time ago.
Yeah, me too.
So, why the compound?
Seems a strange place to be heading.
You're going there.
Yeah, but I mean, I'm in and out, so...
Opportunity.
[paper rustles]
Once in a lifetime opportunity.
Let me look at that.
Go on, let me have a look.
Please.
Wow!
In just four months you'll be a changed man, huh?
[Keith laughs]
[Keith] I'd take what they say with a grain of salt, you know?
I mean, I don't mean to rain on your parade or nothing...
...but those places and the people who run them...
...they just talk it up to get the likes of you out here.
The likes of me?
Where I'm from ain't no picnic neither.
Well, I daresay whatever you've come from ain't very pretty...
...but where you're heading certainly ain't any better.
I'll tell you that much for free.
It's hard labour.
Shitty hours, real dirty work.
I'm not afraid of hard work.
Yeah, well, it ain't just the hard work.
It's the whole damn place.
People there have got that look in their eye.
And there's you coming in with your...
...little puppy dog eyes and your quiet nature...
...and you're gonna have a right time of it, you're gonna be a target.
I can handle it.
I'm sure you can.
[dogs howl and bark]
[engine rumbles]
[AC blows]
[AC intensifies]
[engine backfires]
What did you just fucking do?
Pull the fuck over!
Jesus fuck god damn Christ! [door slams]
I told you not to turn it all the way up!
Fuck! [Metallic clunk]
[footsteps] [heavy breathing]
[flies buzz]
I'm sorry.
What?
I'm sorry.
[flies buzz]
Probably just the hose.
[sighs]
[heavy breathing]
[sighs]
[flies buzz]
[sustained high pitched tone]
[flies buzz]
What is it?
[sighs]
Hey! Come look at this.
What?
Just come here!
Look at this! Come here!
[heavy breathing]
[lighter snaps]
If it burns black, it ain't gold.
[flame crackles]
[lighter snaps]
That's fucking gold.
[grunts]
[dogs howl in distance]
Alright. Come over here.
Let's go.
Alright, help me here, again.
Wiggle out this thing.
OK.
Ready? One...
Two... Three... [grunts]
[heavy breathing]
- How do we do this? - Ah...
[heavy breathing]
I don't know.
We're getting the fucking thing out.
[engine rumbles] [grunts]
OK.
[engine accelerates]
Rope it again.
[heavy breathing]
OK.
[engine accelerates]
[handbrake pulled]
[door slams] [Keith] Fuck it!
[Virgil] It didn't move at all.
Fuck!
[heavy breathing]
Fuckin' piece of shit!
[grunts]
[heavy breathing]
[grunts]
[wind rustles]
[coughs]
[grunts]
[Keith] Well, better get us some firewood before sundown.
Keep those damn dogs away.
[Virgil] What dogs?
They got their eye on us now, but with a good fire burning...
...they won't bother us.
Come on.
[wind rustles]
[dogs bark and howl in the distance]
[insects chirp]
[dog howls in the distance]
[flames crackle]
Well, I guess I ain't taking you to the compound no more?
You gonna head back west now?
I guess not.
[Keith] Yeah. Never much worth in what we leave behind.
[laughs] Goddammit!
You just found a fuckin' pile of gold.
[cackles] Yee-hah!
We just found a fucking pile of gold!
We just found a fucking pile of gold! Come on, man!
Get up! When does this ever fuckin' happen?
Yee-hahahaha!
What are the odds, man? What are the odds?
[laughs] Woo!
Oh!
[moody orchestral music]
[flames crackle]
Well, one of us will have to get the excavator to get it out.
Why one of us?
One of us will have to stay here with the gold, obviously.
Protect it.
Of course, yeah.
I know a place a couple of days drive east...
...that'll have what we need.
Two days there, two days back, one sorting an excavator.
Five days?
Well, maybe four, but you'll have to keep stopping to...
...cool down the engine.
You'll have to be careful asking around.
People get wind of you needing an excavator...
...they're likely to want to know why.
I'll give you the name of someone I trust...
...and I'll stay here with the gold.
Why don't I stay here with the gold?
You know where to get the excavator.
[dog howls]
I'm gonna say something here, and uh...
...I don't want you to take it the wrong way or nothing...
...but I don't trust you to keep your head while I'm gone.
I don't mean to talk down to you or nothing, but...
...you gotta watch your water.
How much you drink, how much you got left.
You gotta stay out of the sun.
Watch your food. If you run out, you gotta catch more.
It ain't no fucking joke out here.
You're a bit loose with it all, not being from here, you know?
I think I can handle it.
Well, like I said, I don't mean to condescend you or nothing, but...
...you may feel pretty safe with me here right now, but...
...once I'm gone with the truck...
...and you're here all by your lonesome...
...be a very different feeling indeed.
You're likely to panic.
Do something stupid.
And then what?
There's fuck all people coming through here...
...but if someone does,
...they're not likely to want us to keep the gold for ourselves...
...if you know what I mean?
And I just don't think you have it in you...
...to stop that from happening.
And I do not want to risk what we got here.
No offence.
I think I'll stay with the gold.
You sure?
I'm sure.
[pensive music]
I got more water...
...'cause I've gotta put it in the truck to keep the engine cool.
It is what it is.
You got a few cans...
...of food there, but if run out...
...you might want this.
You see something, don't be afraid, you use it.
[strains]
Now, keep this sat phone on you.
Spare batteries.
And I'll try and call you from a payphone on the way there.
But I'm going to try and buy one when I get to the excavator.
Then I can call you on the way back without stopping.
- [Car door slams] - Ok.
It'll be ok.
You just do what I said and...
...keep your head on.
Just think, by the time I get back, we'll be rich as all hell.
[hoots and laughs]
[engine starts]
[oppressive music]
[breathes heavily]
[flies buzz]
[rock thuds]
[sighs]
[flies buzz]
[bleeps]
[phone dials]
[line trills]
[woman on phone speaks foreign language]
[line bleeps]
[ominous music]
[grunts and strains]
Oh, no, no, no.
Go away.
[wind rustles tarpaulin]
[animals howl in distance]
[dogs bark]
[ominous music]
[fire crackles]
[can clinks]
[sighs]
[animals growl, paws skitter]
[deep animal growl]
[animal whimpers]
[pensive music]
[animals bark in distance]
[animals howl in distance]
[light music]
- [flies buzz] - [Virgil groans]
[flies buzz]
[satellite phone bleeps]
Oh, no.
Fuck.
[tense music]
[wind whips]
[wood rattles]
[grunts]
[pants]
[eerie music]
[breathes heavily]
[metal clangs]
[edgy music]
[structure creaks]
[tarpaulin drags]
[dramatic music]
[grunts with exertion]
[music fades]
[flies buzz]
[tense music]
[groans]
[uplifting music]
Look at you.
Crawling over a massive...
Massive chunk of gold.
For your whole life.
You don't even know it.
You can stay here.
[sighs deeply]
[dull thuds, man grunts]
[pants]
[blows]
[satellite phone bleeps]
Hey.
[Keith on the phone] Got some bad news, I'm afraid.
I'm at the weigh station, and the engine's overheated.
[scoffs] Shit!
I'm moving as fast as I can, but this could take longer.
I broke off a chunk of the gold.
It's a decent size.
[Keith] Chunk?
Don't even think about it.
You had something like this landed in your lap before?
No.
Want to risk losing it?
No.
Stay with the gold.
I'll be there as soon as I can.
We'll have more than just a chunk.
We'll have it all.
Ok.
[animals howl]
[paws skitter, animals yelp]
[animals growl]
[animals growl and yelp]
[animal growls nearby]
[bang]
[animals depart]
[animals bark and howl in distance]
[flies buzz]
[wind howls in distance]
[reflective music]
[breathes heavily]
[tense music]
[pants with exhaustion]
Oh, no.
Oh, fuck. God. Fuck.
Fuck!
Stupid fuck.
[pants] Fuck.
[wind blows through shelter]
[thud]
[grunts with exertion]
[breathes erratically]
[plane creaks]
[scraping]
[knocks]
You hiding?
Are you coming out, then?
Are you scavenging?
Yep.
To take where?
- Nowhere. - Nowhere?
Right.
Dried snake?
No.
Go On. They won't bite.
I said no.
Sláinte.
[drinks noisily]
[sighs with content]
[stranger] So you're out here on your own?
I was.
Why here?
It's as good as place as any.
Well, that's a load of bollocks...
...'cause about 5km that way, there's actually a waterhole.
[stranger] More shelter.
I like it just fine here.
Then where are you taking that?
Nervous little fucker, aren't you?
[pensive music]
Wait. Wait!
I see you got another camp that way over there.
[Virgil] Stop. Stop.
Listen. I'm burning waste, that's all.
[stranger] OK, I can see the smoke.
You... you shouldn't shit in your own backyard.
[stranger] Oh, oh, that... that's smart.
Nothin' worse than the smell of shite in the sun.
Yep!
Wait.
[stranger] Tell me...
...will you mind if I commandeer your little shite fire over there?
Just take the plane.
It's the best shelter.
You can build a fire.
I'll leave you to it.
[stranger] You running from something?
No.
You hiding from the law?
No.
Well, I bet you're from the north.
How'd you say you got here?
I didn't.
Where are you going?
To the compound.
And how are you getting there?
- A friend. - Friend?
So where is this friend?
Passing through and picking me up on the way.
But how did you get here, then? Hm?
I'm a little deaf in this ear, you'll have to speak up.
Listen, lady.
My friend is coming through...
...and he's picking me up on the way, that's it.
There's nothing more to it.
OK? Fuck off.
I offered you shelter. Take it.
I think you're lying.
Got a headache, huh?
Have you?
The brain gets dehydrated out here.
Sooner or later, it'll be nothing but a dried up sponge...
...bouncing around in your skull.
Things start to get real strange then.
Hallucinations, even.
You should rest, you should take your shoes off.
Take it easy, breathe.
That's it.
Just rest.
[ominous music]
Hey.
Hey. Hey!
Wait!
[grunts] Hey!
[stranger] Nice little camp you got here.
You didn't want to share, huh?
[maniacal chuckle]
Pitched yourself a 5-star hotel, have ya?
And look at this fuckin' knot.
Get the fuck outta here!
Leave it!
So, how did you get here, anyway, hm?
Did you walk?
Camel?
Magic carpet, maybe?
You need to leave.
Well, I think you're hidin' somethin'.
You're a lyin' little swine.
I think you came through here with someone...
...and hatched a wee plan.
A bunch of greedy little pigs.
You think you can come out here...
...'cause your fucked-up city turned on itself...
...and take what isn't yours?
No, you people are a virus and you want me to leave.
[stranger shouts] Well, fuck you, city boy!
Now, why don't you...?
[groans]
[gasping breaths]
[laboured breathing]
[blood dripping]
[dark, mysterious music]
[heavy breathing]
[growling]
Hey!
Hey, yeah, fuck, get the fuck...!
Fuckin'...
[ominous music]
[barking]
Get! Get!
[dog barking]
Get!
[guttural yell]
[fire roars and crackles]
[moodful music]
[fearful, heavy breathing]
[phone rings loudly]
Hello?
[whimpering]
You with the gold?
Where are you?
Nearly here?
I got the excavator now...
...the goddamn thing's slowing me down.
You there?
Yeah, yeah, I'm here.
OK, listen.
I can make up some time...
...but it still may take longer than I planned.
You there?
Yeah, I'm here.
I got a phone now that you can call me on.
Call me on this number if you need anything.
Stay strong.
Listen, like I said, just keep your head on. You'll be fine.
I'm goin' as fast as I can.
You OK?
How long until...?
How much longer...?
How long until you fix the hose?
What hose?
The hose.
I fixed it before I left.
You sure you're OK?
Can you hear me?
How's your water?
You have enough to eat?
[whimpering]
[rueful chuckle]
[wind howls menacingly]
Oh, fuck.
[metal clatters, wind ripping]
[wind whistles softly]
[spluttering]
[panicked wheezing]
[grunts]
[ominous music]
[laboured breathing]
[grunting and panting]
[rousing music]
[blood sloshing, heavy breathing]
[hissing, anguished grunts]
[blood pouring]
[heavy sighing]
[ominous music]
[echoing] Thirsty?
Go on.
Take it.
That's enough, that's enough.
[gurgling]
[chuckling wildly]
[grunting]
[stranger 2] Got a headache, huh?
Things start to get real strange then.
[dogs growling]
[grunting]
[wearied grunts]
[phone rings]
Hello.
- Hello. - [Keith] Hey, can you hear me?
I can't see her. I can't see her.
What are you talking about?
Who else is there?
She's all over the place.
Is someone else there? Who is she?
Does she know about the gold?
[demandingly] Has she seen the gold?
No.
You gotta get rid of her, OK?
OK?
- Yeah, yeah. - OK, good.
Do whatever you gotta do. You understand?
You there? Can you hear me?
Fuckin' get rid of her!
You there?
Can you hear me?
OK.
[stranger 2] You hungry?
[flies buzzing]
You're not hungry?
No.
Let me fix you some food.
Did you not hear me?
I said no.
Listen, there's a waterhole.
I can walk you there.
Go.
You'll die if you don't.
Go!
So, you didn't see my sister?
[dramatic music]
Go.
[growling and sniffing]
[vultures cawing]
[ominous music]
[phone beeping, ringing]
- [Keith] Did you get rid of her? - Yeah.
Yeah.
- Where are you? - I'm close.
How close?
I can see smoke. Is that you?
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. That's me.
[dog growling]
Get the fuck outta here!
[dogs barking and growling]
You need to hurry.
[growling]
Get the fuck outta here!
[incessant barking]
Get off!
I said get the fuck outta here!
[guttural yell]
[in the distance] Fuck off!
[yelling in distance]
[yelling, dogs barking]
[Virgil on the phone] Where are you?
Hello?
Can you see the smoke?
Can you hear me?
Hello.
[dogs barking] Where are you?
I did my part, I protected it!
[guttural scream]
You useless prick!
I found it! It's mine!
[groaning and straining]
[dogs snarling]
[groaning, dogs biting]
[groaning, dogs barking in distance]
[crunching, dogs munching]
[dogs munching]
[foreboding electronic music plays]
[engine roars]
[flies buzzing, dogs barking]
[startled grunting]
[heavy breathing]
["People Ain't No Good" by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds plays]
"People just ain't no good"
"I think that's well understood"
"You can see it everywhere you look"
"People just ain't no good"
"We were married under cherry trees"
"Under blossom we made our vows"
"All the blossoms come sailing down"
"Through the streets and through the playgrounds"
"The sun would stream on the sheets"
"Woken by the morning bird"
"We'd buy the Sunday newspapers"
"And never read a single word"
"People they ain't no good"
"People, they ain't no good"
"Seasons came, seasons went"
"Winter stripped the blossoms bare"
"A different tree now lines the streets"
"Shaking its fists in the air"
"The winter slammed us like a fist"
"The windows rattlin' in the gales"
"To which she drew the curtains"
"Made out of her wedding veil"
"People they ain't no good"
"At all"
"To our love send a dozen white lilies"
"To our love send a coffin of wood"
"To our love let all the pink-eyed pigeons coo"
"That people they just ain't no good"
"To our love send back all the letters"
"To our love a valentine of blood"
"To our love let all the jilted lovers cry"
"That people they just ain't no good"
"It ain't that in their hearts they're bad"
"They can comfort you some even try"
"They nurse you when you're ill of health"
"They bury you when you go and die"
"It ain't that in their hearts they're bad"
"They'll stick by you if they could"
"Ah but that's just bullshit baby"
"People just ain't no good"
"People, they ain't no good"
"At all"
"People, they ain't no good"
"At all"