Slant

In Melbourne’s eerily quaint inner suburbia circa Christmas 1999, Derek Verity, a career crazed journalist, is tasked with writing his very first exposé piece on the suspicious disappearance of a local mother-turned-infamous socialite. But when a dark family secret of his own threatens to destabilise his career, Derek’s ambition drives him to get the scoop at all costs, causing his personal and professional lives to violently collide.