The Rage in Placid Lake

A troubled teenager undergoes a radical transformation after the screening of a scandalous student film and his subsequent fall from a roof.

Cast

Ben Lee

as Placid Lake

Rose Byrne

as Gemma Taylor

Miranda Richardson

as Sylvia Lake

Garry McDonald

as Doug Lake

Socratis Otto

as Bozo

Toby Schmitz

as Bull

Nathaniel Dean

as Lachie

Christopher Stollery

as Joel

Nicholas Hammond

as Bill Taylor

Francis McMahon

as Anton

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