''The Killing Field'' is an Australian

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- thriller

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film on the

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. It was created by Sarah Smith and Michaeley O'Brien and directed by

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, from a screenplay by Sarah Smith and

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. It was produced by Bill Hughes and Sarah Smith with Rebecca Gibney co-producing and Julie McGauran executive producing. A spin-off series ''

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'' screened from February 2015.

Plot

When a young girl goes missing in the small country town of Mingara, a large scale operation is started by the police and residents of the town. However, when the search proves too big for the local authorities after five dead bodies are found, buried in a field in shallow graves, a specialised team of homicide detectives are flown in from the city.

Cast

* Rebecca Gibney as Detective Sergeant Eve Winter *

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as Constable Bridget Anderson *

Liam McIntyre Liam James McIntyre (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian actor, best known for playing the lead role on the Starz television series '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' War of the Damned'' and as Mark Mardon / Weather Wizard on ''The Flash''. He ...

as Detective Dan Wild * Peter O'Brien as Inspector Lachlan McKenzie

Production

The concept was created by Sarah Smith of Cornerstone Pictures and Michaeley O'Brien and the screenplay was written by Sarah Smith and Michaeley O'Brien. It will be directed by Samantha Lang. Bill Hughes is producing for Seven and Sarah Smith is producing for Cornerstone Pictures, with Rebecca Gibney as co-producer. Julie McGauran is executive producer. The movie was shot in November 2013 in

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small town

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and the office setting was shot in Sydney. The casting director Greg Apps cast Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'Brien,

and

, for the leading roles of the Task force.

Release

The film debuted on the

on 4 May 2014. The film was watched by 1.166 million overnight viewers and 1.405 consolidated viewers.

References

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