A journalist sets out to report on a minor earthquake in the Australian outback, and finds that the tremor was a result of a small nuclear explosion - part of an extortion threat that has the government fearing nuclear blackmail. With the help of local reporters, and despite the harassment of the security agencies, he sets out to avert the crisis.
Acting
Barry Newman carries entire scenes with caffeinated desperation.
Direction
Arch Nicholson wrings genuine dread from cardboard sets.
Writing
Dialogue that screams 'we made this in six days' and somehow works.
Director
Arch Nicholson
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