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In 1931, Harold Lasseter's body was found in the Central Australian desert. His diary revealed he'd discovered gold - worth...
In 1931, Harold Lasseter's body was found in the Central Australian desert. His diary revealed he'd discovered gold - worth billions of dollars today - but he'd give it all away for a loaf of bread and a chance at survival. The gold has never been found. Documentarian Luke Walker finds Lasseter's 85 year-old son, still wandering the desert trying to find the gold that killed his father.
Is it still possible to piece together the fragments of history Lasseter left behind? Armed with a camera, Walker chases his footsteps in hopes to unravel the tangle of myths, lies and legend that remain buried with Lasseter's bones. But as he follows his last few steps he finds himself closer to the gold than anyone has been for 80 years.
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"It's a mythical story because of its scale and because of its mysteries, which Luke's intrepid journey seems to have enlarged."
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Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile"Walker's enthusiasm is infectious, and in a way it's an asset that, unlike the majority of local documentary makers, he has no social or political axe to grind."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"While you could argue that the film is slightly too long, and that Walker reads too much into things that feel inconsequential, it remains a fascinating look into an unrecognised slice of Australian history."
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- Runtime
- 101
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Australia
