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Wolf Creek 2 marks a sea change in our film industry

15 February 2014

9:00 AM

15 February 2014

9:00 AM

A decade ago if you broke down somewhere between Woop Woop and the back of Bourke, the arrival of a jovial, slang-talking, sun-weathered bushman on the scene was a true blue guarantee that she’d be right mate. Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee — Paul Hogan’s universally adored character — cemented this archetypal outback larrikin-cum-saviour into the collective subconscious of moviegoers.

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Dean Bertram, a filmmaker and director in Sydney, is co-founder of A Night of Horror International Film Festival.

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