Original indie "Gold" shows what can be done with raw talent, a striking setting & little budget. In a vaguely post-apocalyptic world, tough loners Zac Efron & Anthony Hayes head for different reasons into a barren African desert... where they chance upon a huge rock of gold. Hayes goes for an excavator while Efron stays to guard the find - fighting dehydration, wild dogs, nomadic Susie Porter, snakes, scorpions, sand-storms et al. While it's a hard, visceral & gritty watch, Efron's performance is outstanding, matched by Hayes' direction (he ALSO wrote it - simply, yet steeped in clear messaging). Major props to both Hayes & Efron for making this dirty little gem of a film.
Review of Gold
