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Roger Dawkins, Director of Learning and Teaching, School of Arts., Western Sydney University

The Birthday Trip is a tense new Australian drama about the fragile bonds that hold us together

Badlands

The Birthday Trip, directed by James Robert Woods, is an arresting new Australian drama that examines the relationships of three couples on a brief luxury retreat in New South Wales’ Southern Highlands.

Generally, Australian films love to feature the landscape in a starring role. But The Birthday Trip is different — despite being set in the rural town of Robertson.

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