'Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer drowns while swimming in the local dam. When her body is recovered and a verdict of accidental death returned, her grieving family buries her. The family then experiences a series of strange and inexplicable events centred in and around their home. Profoundly unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of psychic and parapsychologist Ray Kemeney. He discoveres that Alice led a double life. A series of clues lead the family to Lake Mungo where Alice's secret past emerges. Lake Mungo is a mystery, a thriller, and a ghost story.'
Source: Official website (http://www.lakemungo.com/). (Sighted: 22/6/2012)
The film is shot as a documentary, including 'talking heads' style interviews with the participants.