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In the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their bounty, with one man leaving to secure the necessary tools while the other remains with the gold. The man who remains must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs, and mysterious intruders, while battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his fate.
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No character has a name in this, but Clint Eastwood it isn't. Zac Efron is taking a pee out in the desert when he spots an uncommonly large deposit of gold. His pal Anthony Hayes and he try to move it, but it's just too big. Plan? Well Hayes decides to head to the nearest town to try and procure some heavy lifting equipment and leaves Zac to keep watch. Hmmm? Well, anyway Hayes isn't exactly rushing back to his friend who is gradually running out of food, water, having hallucinations, fending off wild dogs and even a rogue Irish women as his grasp on reality starts to slip... Efron is actually not bad as the man who gradually succumbs to despair and dehydration, but the story plods along far too slowly for almost eighty minutes before the last ten minutes provide a denouement with a bit of a twist to the tale. It is good that Efron is pushing himself away from his pretty boy roles - indeed the make-up folks here do such a good job that I doubt even a biblical leper would welcome him into their home, but the story all takes way too long to get going and the it, quite literally, crawls along. The production does look good - the desert photography has an almost naturally sepia colour to it that emphasises just how hostile this terrain is and the narrative does say something about the degree to which greed is hard wired into our psyche though; and the perils we will endure or permit to obtain wealth. Thought provoking? Maybe, but it's still really quite a wearisome watch and I'm not sure I would bother again.
Gold (2022) is a adventure, action, thriller film directed by Anthony Hayes, starring Zac Efron, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter. The film runs 97 minutes, carries a R classification, holds a 6.2/10 audience score across 678 votes. Viewers can check regional availability across Netflix, STARZPLAY, Dubai+, Google Play, and more, alongside its official trailer on MovieFlix.
Gold is listed across Netflix, STARZPLAY, Dubai+, Google Play, Prime Video, MovistarTV, and 43 additional services depending on your country. Use the regional availability selector on this MovieFlix page to compare streaming, rental, and purchase options in your territory, or watch the official trailer above.
Gold has a runtime of 1h 37m (97 minutes) and is rated R. Classification standards can vary by country and release format.
Gold was directed by Anthony Hayes. Key cast members include Zac Efron (Virgil), Anthony Hayes (Keith), Susie Porter (The Stranger), Andreas Sobik (Outpost attendant), Akuol Ngot (Mother on train).
Gold was released on January 13, 2022. Production countries include United States of America, Australia, with spoken dialogue in English, Português.
