John Hargreaves

Briony Behets

Mike McEwen

Roy Day

Michael Aitkens

Sue Kiss von Soly

Colin Eggleston

Richard Brennan

Vincent Monton

Everett De Roche

Michael Carlos

Kevin Regan

Brian Kavanagh

Lawrence Eastwood

Phil Judd

Peter Burgess

Louis Irving

Roger Cowland

John Phillips

Jan Tyrrell

David Parker

Lynn Gailey

Tony Hunt

Phil Stirling

Rob Young

Clare Priest

Julie Monton

Noel Mudie

Ivan Durrant

Tom Burstall

Ross Hamilton

Ken Sallows

Phil Heywood

Ian Park

Chris Maudson

David Brostoff

Ian Dewhurst

Deryck De Niese

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Long Weekend

Victorian Film

Dugong Films

Australian Film Commission

Australia

A couple that are on the verge of not being a couple any longer take a trip to the Australian coast for a weekend, bringing their strife and noise with them.  Their situation is so tense that they don't notice how careless they're being and they continually damage the environment in small ways.
  
Things start to happen that suggests that there exists a force of malice towards them and at some point it becomes apparent that perhaps the ecosystem is actually attacking them, presumably to protect itself. It's never made explicit because this is a well made film that doesn't insult the viewer's intelligence by trying to spell out something that couldn't really be known if such a story is to be told honestly and from a human perspective.  
 
Great acting and cinematography, a flawless doom-laden atmosphere, constant tension and excellent, memorable use of sound ensure that this Australian film is a classic of the 'nature fights back' subgenre of survivalist horror.  There's nothing else quite like it and several scenes have never left my mind.

English

Mark Kermode reviews Long Weekend (1977) | BFI Player

Long Weekend ≣ 1978 ≣ Trailer

Long Weekend (1978) - Official Trailer