Red Desert is a drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It follows a woman named Giuliana who struggles with loneliness, existentialism, and her deteriorating mental state in an industrial town. As she navigates her troubled marriage, Giuliana is haunted by her extramarital affair, depression, and her constant search for meaning in life. Set against the backdrop of a desolate landscape, the film explores themes of isolation, alienation, and the dehumanizing effects of industrialization.

Shane’s a man come home to settle something he’d tried to forget, but has kept eating at him. His mother, father, and little sister, had been murdered for their land. Specifically an old mine the father had been working at for years with little result, but had finally struck a vein.