Cargo

Cargo (2017)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2017-10-06

Country

Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Kreo Films FZ, Causeway Films, White Hot Productions, Addictive Pictures

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Horror

Budget

$0

Revenue

$56 385

Website

https://www.netflix.com/title/80161216

Director

Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke

Actors

Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter, Caren Pistorius, Kris McQuade, Natasha Wanganeen, Bruce R. Carter, David Gulpilil, Andy Rodoreda
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Scenario

Yolanda Ramke

Producer

Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings, Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Mark Patterson, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Jeff Harrison, Fergus Grady, Craig Deeker

Operator

Geoffrey Simpson

Composer

Artist

Audition

Nikki Barrett, John McAlary

Editing

Dany Cooper, Sean Lahiff
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• The film is based on a short film of the same name from 2013, which garnered almost 13 million views on YouTube.
• Actress Simone Landers specifically learned local dialects for the role of Tumi.
• Throughout the film's production, active consultations with representatives of the Indigenous Australian peoples were ongoing. John Bell served as a consultant to director and screenwriter Yolande Ramke on the script, helping her understand the nuances and details, avoid stereotypes, and ensure the plausibility of the dialogue and lines. It was thanks to his consultations that it was possible to reveal the central theme of the film – the gap between the world of modern Western civilization and the traditional culture of Australia's Indigenous inhabitants.
• During the five weeks of filming in Australia, the weather conditions in the country were arguably some of the worst in the last hundred years – floods, power outages, torrential rains, and even a small cyclone occurred. Surprisingly, all of this had no effect on the filming schedule, and not a single shooting day was lost.
• Throughout the making of the film, there were active consultations with representatives of the Indigenous Australian communities. John Bell served as a consultant to director and screenwriter Yolanda Ramke on the script, helping her to navigate nuances and details, avoid stereotypes, and ensure the authenticity of the dialogue. It was thanks to his consultations that the central theme of the film was revealed – the gap between the world of modern Western civilization and the traditional culture of Australia's original inhabitants.