When two drifters travelling across a deserted wasteland stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found, the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. The discovery soon becomes problematic, however, when they discover that a large part of the nugget is buried underground. They hatch a plan to excavate the gold: one man (Zac Efron) will stay with the nugget to protect it, while the other (Anthony Hayes) leaves to secure the necessary equipment. But as the hours and eventually days pass, the man left behind is forced to endure the harsh desert elements amidst dwindling supplies and an increasing suspicion he may have been abandoned to his own fate.

A sparse survival thriller, Gold instantly evokes such classic outback thrillers as Wake in Fright – and it’s an apt comparison. Complete with an Aussie mullet, former teen idol Efron is a revelation, delivering the best performance of his career.