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In a year swimming in Australian horror movies, we may just have a winner.

Together, the debut feature from Melburnian Michael Shanks, has momentum even before its commercial release this week, here and in North America. Its world premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival sparked a bidding war from international distributors, with hit-making distributor Neon (Oscar Best Picture winner Anora) acquiring worldwide rights, reportedly for $26 million, the biggest sale at the festival, and for some time.

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