Under the strong cultural output of the United States and Britain, English-language films have almost "monopolized" global aesthetics.
On the other hand, Canada and Australia, both of which belong to the English-speaking region, are in a somewhat awkward situation.
Canada can still rely on the remnants of French blood to form its own independent style.
And "Tuao", which is located in the depths of the ocean, can hardly avoid the fate of being suppressed by culture.
Since the mainstream can't compete, Australian filmmakers who have not yet been "recruited" by Hollywood have no choice but to go further and further on the road of cult films.
As it turned out, they made the right choice.
These independent films that combine American plasma, British cold humor, and the pastoral style of "Tuao", almost every one of them is extraordinarily exciting-
Bone fertilizer
100 Bloody Acres
The extremely exciting plasma elements on the poster are somewhat similar to the "Scare Campaign" introduced earlier.
And they are indeed the work of the same director, the Keynes brothers.
Compared with the latter's hundreds of turns, this small-budget debut is more pure.
There is no large-scale investment, and there are no well-known actors, but it cleverly integrates many elements such as the west, highways, torture, suspense, and love.
The quirky tone of the "Tuao" cult film is vividly displayed.
Farmer Rigge drives a pick-up truck carrying fertilizer on a country road.
It wasn't long before a van crashed into a tree on the side of the road, forcing him to stop his progress.
Rigger got out of the car to check and found that the driver's face was covered in blood and he was no longer breathing.
It stands to reason that a kind farmer should call the police or call for help at this time.
Krig pondered for a moment, but was ready to load the body into his van.
Clumsy, he first crushed the corpse's legs while reversing;
Then, when the hatch was closed, the fingers of the corpse were severed with a brush......
Although the picture is a bit bleak and cruel, it is inexplicably joyful.
This is the basic tone of this film - "plasma comedy".
Fortunately, in the end, Rig unknowingly pocketed the corpse, and then happily continued on the road.
On the other side, three young people from the city are on their way to a country music festival.
When they were resting halfway through, Sophie and Wesley, the swinger boy, took the opportunity to talk to me next to the water point.
But when they got back to the car, we found out that James, another shy little brother, was Sophie's real boyfriend.
And Wesley, in fact, is a good friend of the couple, as well as a third party......
After a short break, the three of them were about to continue on their way, but the little broken car broke down without arguing.
They had to walk along the country road, hoping that someone would give them a ride.
So, Farmer Rig met the three young men like fate.
Rig, who was carrying the corpse and had a lot of worries, didn't want to make a fuss.
But he has lived on the farm for a long time, and the only woman he can contact is his elderly aunt......
Rigger really couldn't ignore this "heavy" temptation.
After much hesitation, he finally stopped the car and invited Sophie into the co-pilot, while the two young men sat aggrievedly in the cargo hold.
As for the corpse, of course, it was hidden by Rig with fertilizer.
Plus a few dead kangaroos, which just happened to cover up the smell.
The group continued on the road, and in the cab, the open and hearty Sophie was talking and laughing.
The shy Rig was also inevitably infected, and told the other party about his "single dog" situation.
In exchange, Sophie confessed to the fact that she "stepped on two boats".
In the cargo hold behind them, a bored Wesley took out a small pill and died drunk.
James took out the diamond ring he had secretly prepared and told the "third party" about his intention to propose.
And at this time, the truck jolted, and the ring fell into the pile of fertilizer.
When the two were searching, they were happy to find the body.
In the movie, whether it is the United States or Australia, if this situation is encountered in a remote village, eighty percent of them have encountered a psychopathic killer and have not run away.
Obviously, the two young men thought the same way, and they immediately began to hammer the hatch and shout.
With that, Rig knew that the matter was uncovered, so he had to change his itinerary and run straight to the farm.
Meanwhile, on a farm full of giant pumpkins, Rigger's older brother, Lindsay, is on the phone with a customer.
Through their conversations, we finally learn the little secrets hidden in this farm.
Rig, the younger brother of the honest boy, discovered a method of making efficient fertilizer from animal carcasses by chance.
However, the use of kangaroo carcasses alone gradually fails to meet the needs of customers.
So, Lindsay, the murderous elder brother, sent his younger brother to find the corpses of humans.
And at this juncture where the customer kept urging, Ropes & Gray brought back three strange "living people".
Of course, my brother was angry, so he tied up a few people without saying anything.
Then, in front of them, began to stir the corpses......
Among them, the process of stimulation is pressed not on the table ~
In short, the trick of making fertilizer from human corpses was quite successful.
So naturally, the elder brother cast his greedy gaze on the three witnesses.
How can these three young people who strayed into the tiger's den escape?
Interestingly, when they managed to escape, the Shura romance between the three was also tragically exposed.
It undoubtedly adds a touch of black romance to this already quirky Australian village story.