澳洲电影Wake in Fright。70年代的老电影。至今仍有人认为它是澳洲最出色的电影。 一个来自悉尼的乡村小学教师John Grant，放假回悉尼路上，到了一个采矿小镇准备住一晚转乘飞机。因贪和好奇，一时冲动之下输得精光，步步陷入泥沼之中，越是挣扎陷得越深；一夜惊醒本以为可以从此远离，岂料百般挫折又回到噩梦般的地方，欲死不得...

A middle-aged alcoholic is sentenced to six weeks in jail for a minor offense. While there he undergoes psychiatric treatment for his alcoholism and is committed to a hospital for the criminally insane for the duration of his sentence. However, under Section 27A of the Queensland Mental Health Act, he can be detained indefinitely until the hospital authorities declare him eligible for release.