Director: Robert Connolly
A hiking retreat in the Australian high country turns into a search-and-rescue nightmare when only four of five women return, and federal agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper are sent to find out why.
What is Force of Nature: The Dry 2 about?
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 follows federal investigators Falk and Cooper as they trek into the mountains after a corporate retreat goes catastrophically wrong. One of the missing women was quietly feeding information to the agents, which turns a routine disappearance into a race against time. As search parties comb the ridgelines, flashbacks reveal the tensions, rivalries, and secrets among the five hikers before the storm hit. Robert Connolly directs this sequel to The Dry, again pairing Eric Bana's dogged, weathered detective with a mystery rooted in the unforgiving Australian bush. Anna Torv, Deborra-Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, and Sisi Stringer round out the ensemble of hikers whose personal histories become as important as the physical search itself.
Cast & crew
Eric Bana returns as Aaron Falk, joined by Anna Torv as his partner Carmen Cooper. Deborra-Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Sisi Stringer, Lucy Ansell, and Jacqueline McKenzie play the retreat's participants and organizers, while Jeremy Lindsay Taylor rounds out the cast. The ensemble carries much of the film's tension through flashback scenes that slowly reveal what happened on the mountain before the search began.
Context & significance
Adapted from Jane Harper's novel of the same name, the film is a direct follow-up to 2020's The Dry, again directed by Robert Connolly and shot amid the rugged terrain of Victoria's high country. The wilderness setting functions almost as a character in its own right, isolating the hikers and heightening the stakes of the investigation. Critics have noted the film leans further into thriller mechanics than its predecessor, trading small-town drama for a survival story with a procedural backbone.
Where & how to watch
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, presented with Farsi dubbing and Persian subtitles for viewers who prefer either option. The platform's Farsi-language interface makes it simple for Persian-speaking audiences to browse and queue titles like this one alongside the rest of the crime and thriller catalog.