Goalpost Pictures

Synopsis

Scorched is set in Sydney in the near future at a time when there's been no rainfall for over 200 days. The city has run out of water and become completely reliant on its desalination plant. During a severe heatwave the city is ringed by bushfires which simultaneously break their containment lines leaving Sydney under siege and without sufficient water to defend itself. Scorched is Australia's first ‘what-if' disaster telemovie.

This gripping 90 minute tele-movie is augmented by an extensive 8 week online drama series that leads into, provide clues for, and ultimately concludes the drama surrounding an ensemble of characters who find themselves engulfed by raging bushfires in a futuristic Sydney that has, due to the effects of global warming, completely run out of water.

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Directed by Tony Tilse (Underbelly), Scorched is available to own on DVD through the Own It page of our website.