When we first saw it, we thought maybe the children are there or not there but clues are left. We do see a canyon many times as this director seems to be enamored with it. Some say aliens took them and some say they aren't missing, they just ran away from their parents and still others say "the land" took them" whatever that means. Of course the townspeople have their rumors about the family and what happened to the children, but many do turn out to walk the brushes to find them. He gives in to her sexual frustrations and afterwards it's like he just changed his shirt. He never smiles and seems unconcerned about the missing children until much later, and it's like his wife is someone he wishes wasn't there. (Indeed) I don't know if Joseph Fiennes is miscast in here or the director has him act the way he does. (that's really annoying) Yes, Strangerland is a very good title for this movie. When a question is asked, it takes forever for a character to respond. As we get into this, we do see attempts at being friendly and communicative, but still a lot is held back. Everyone in here is a stranger to everyone else. This is a strange story and we really never know what is going on with all the characters as the director holds too much to his vest. Both Matthew and Nicole sleep in separate bedrooms. The son, Tommy Parker (Nicholas Hamilton), never says much and has a habit of waking up and walking off into the night, but always returned. The mother Catherine Parker (Nicole Kidman) protects her children as best she could, but has difficulty doing it as Matthew seems uninterested but wants to be strict especially with Lily (who dresses provocatively to annoy her father), but gives in to Catherine most of the time. The father, Matthew Parker (Joseph Fiennes), had once beat up a teacher in another town for having sex with his daughter Lily (Madison Brown). The Parkers, a dysfunctional family in the Australian desert, discover their two teenage children disappear without a trace.
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