''Locusts'' is a 2019 independent feature film written and produced by Dr. Angus Watts and directed by Heath Davis starring

Ben Geurens Ben Geurens (born 24 December 1979) is an Australian actor. Biography Geurens graduated from NIDA in 2004. At drama school his credits include '' The Return'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''Who's Afraid of the Working C ...

Jessica McNamee Jessica McNamee (born 16 June 1988) is an Australian actress. She rose to fame in Australia playing roles in the Seven Network television programs '' Home and Away'' and ''Packed to the Rafters''. From 2014 to 2015, she starred as patrol officer ...

Nathaniel Dean Nathaniel Dean is an Australian actor and voiceover artist. His most recent performances include Sergeant Hallett in Ridley Scott's '' Alien: Covenant'', as well as colonial Australian settler William Thornhill in ''The Secret River'' for the ...

in lead roles. It was distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Bonsai Films. It also marks the acting debut of rugby league player George Burgess. It has Chris Bland as DOP, Rick Beecroft as assistant director, Tiare Tomaszewski as line producer, Jason King as associate producer, and Carlo Crescini as production designer. The film is the final onscreen role of Australian actor

Damian Hill Damian Hill (~19762018) was an Australian film and television actor, and screenwriter. He was the writer of and an actor in ''Pawno'' for which he received two 2016 AACTA Award nominations, Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Original Screenpla ...

who died in September 2018.Sydney Morning Herald : ‘Australian actor Damian Hill, star of Pawno, dead at 42’
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Plot

The plot is set in a fictional post mining boom town where drugs, unemployment, and desperation have become rife. A tech entrepreneur, Ryan Black, returns reluctantly to his hometown for his father's funeral. He gets reunited with his ex-con brother, Tyson. The plot also includes Isabella, a single mother played by

. George Burgess plays a bouncer.

Cast

as Ryan Black *

as Tyson Black *

Malcolm Kennard Malcolm Bruce Kennard (born in 1967) is an Australian born actor of theatre, film and television. He has appeared in a wide variety of roles in Australia, from soap opera to mini-series and made for television films and also in US productions. ...

as Stanley Black *

as Isabella *

Justin Rosniak Justin Rosniak (born 11 May 1977) is an Australian television and film actor, best known for his appearances in the television series ''Packed to the Rafters'', ''Police Rescue'', '' Squinters'' and ''Mr Inbetween''. Career Rosniak appeared ...

as Benny *

Steve Le Marquand Steve Le Marquand (born 26 December 1967) is an Australian-born actor, known both locally and internationally for his film and stage work. Personal life Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1967, his family moved to Sydney when he was quite yo ...

as Cain *

as Davo * Andy McPhee as Jake * Alan Dukes as McCrea *

Kenneth Moraleda Kenneth Moraleda (born 17 April 1973) is an actor. Of Filipino descent, Moraleda was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has lived in Seattle, the Philippines, Los Angeles and is now based in Sydney, Australia. Moraleda trained at Australia ...

as Aristotle *

Caroline Brazier Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in ''Packed to the Rafters'' and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series '' Parallax''. Bra ...

as Dr Matheson * Ryan Morgan as Caleb *

Peter Phelps Peter Phelps (born 20 September 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian actor, singer and writer. He is notable for his role as Trevor Cole in ''Baywatch''. Phelps is also known for his roles in the internationally successful Australian series '' So ...

as Police Officer * George Burgess as Bouncer

References

{{Reflist 2019 films Australian crime thriller films 2010s crime thriller films 2010s English-language films