Deep Water: The Real Story

"When the truth surfaces, the silence will be broken."

Apr 19 2020 N/A 1h 27m
Crime, Documentary

In the 1980s and 1990s a wave of murders bloodied the idyllic coastline of Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The victims: young gay men. Disturbing gang assaults were being carried out on coastal cliffs around Sydney, and mysterious deaths officially recorded as "suicide", "disappearance" and "misadventure". Individual stories are woven together by first person interviews and detailed re-enactments, piecing together the facts of these unsolved cases, decades later.

Plot

Up to 80 murders, 30 unsolved cases, thousands of assaults. In the 1980s and 1990s a murderous epidemic grips Sydney. The attackers are united by contempt. Their targets united by their sexual identity. All are gay. For the first time, DEEP WATER: THE REAL STORY presents the full account of the gay hate crime epidemic that bloodied Sydney's coastline. It stirs up old cases in the hope that new evidence will rise to the surface and bring peace and justice to the loved ones left behind.

Written by

Amanda Blue, Jacob Hickey

Directed by

Amanda Blue

Cast

David McMahon, Sue Thompson, Peter Russell

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Blackfella Films, Screen Australia

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

Trailers
Deep Water: The Real Story Trailer
Featurettes
Deep Water- The Real Story: Discussion
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Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
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