Exclusive: Eric Bana, Deborra-Lee Furness & director Robert Connolly talk Force Of Nature: The Dry 2
Currently in theaters and VOD from IFC Films is Force of Nature: The Dry 2, written and directed by Robert Connolly and starring Eric Bana, Anna Torv, Deborra-lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Sisi Stringer, Lucy Ansell, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor, Richard Roxburgh, Tony Briggs and Kenneth Radley. This crime thriller is a follow-up to the hit film The Dry (2020) continuing the story with the same character.
After receiving a distressing call from an informant, Federal Agents Aaron Falk (Bana) and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Giralang Ranges to investigate the whereabouts of their corporate whistle-blower Alice after she mysteriously disappears on a company hiking retreat. The four women who were recovered from the bush each seem to be hiding something about their traumatic experience. As Falk and Cooper close in on the case, they uncover worrying details about the connections between these women and begin to fear for the safety of their missing informant as a storm threatens to halt the search.
Bana is primarily known for his film roles such as “Munich,” “Troy,” Ang Lee’s “Hulk,” “Black Hawk Down,” and JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek” among many others. Bana is the recipient of several Australian Film Institute awards and has performed distinctive lead and character roles across a wide spectrum of genres—from epics, to science fiction and action thrillers.
Deborra-lee Furness has won many awards including Best Actress awards from the highly regarded Film Critics Circle of Australia, the Variety Award and Best Actress at Seattle International Film festival for the movie Shame. She received a Best Actress Award at the San Sebastian International Film (Spain) Festival for her role in Waiting. Deborra-lee has appeared in many movies and worked extensively in television and on stage. She was nominated by the Australian Film Institute for her Guest Starring role in Sea Change, and for Best Supporting Actress in the Ray Lawrence directed Jindabyne. She won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award a second time for her portrayal of Jude in Jindabyne.
Connolly previously directed films such as The Bank, Three Dollars, Balibo, Underground: The Julian Assange Story, Paper Planes, the first The Dry, and Blueback. Force of Nature is also written by Robert Connolly, adapted from the novel by Jane Harper. It's produced by Eric Bana, Robert Connolly, Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea. Roadshow already released the film in Australian cinemas last year.