The Dry
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The film earned $15.6M at the global box office.
Characters
Cast & narrative archetypes
Aaron Falk
Gretchen
Luke Hadler
Gerry Hadler
Barb Hadler
Sergeant Greg Raco
Scott Whitlam
Grant Dow
Ellie Deacon
Jamie Sullivan
Main Cast & Characters
Aaron Falk
Played by Eric Bana
A federal police investigator who returns to his drought-stricken hometown for a childhood friend's funeral, forced to confront a decades-old mystery.
Gretchen
Played by Genevieve O'Reilly
Aaron's former love interest and childhood friend who still lives in Kiewarra, carrying secrets from their shared past.
Luke Hadler
Played by Martin Dingle Wall
Aaron's childhood best friend found dead with his wife and son, whose death brings Aaron back to town.
Gerry Hadler
Played by Bruce Spence
Luke's father who asks Aaron to investigate his son's death, believing it wasn't murder-suicide.
Barb Hadler
Played by Julia Blake
Luke's grieving mother who desperately seeks the truth about her son's death.
Sergeant Greg Raco
Played by Keir O'Donnell
The local police sergeant who partners with Aaron to investigate the Hadler murders.
Scott Whitlam
Played by Joe Klocek
The school principal in Kiewarra who has connections to both the past and present mysteries.
Grant Dow
Played by William Zappa
An aggressive local who blames Aaron for his daughter Ellie's death 20 years ago.
Ellie Deacon
Played by BeBe Bettencourt
Aaron's teenage girlfriend who drowned 20 years ago under mysterious circumstances, central to the past mystery.
Jamie Sullivan
Played by James Frecheville
A troubled local teenager who becomes a person of interest in the investigation.