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December 7, 2017 sweet country is in australian cinemas now. Inspired by real events, sweet country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the northern. As it is, sweet country can seem diffuse, or to have lost its wayalthough its in the nature of a pursuit movie that people veer off the straight path, and that time will expand and contract with bewildering plasticity look at the time scheme of. Toronto international film festival 2017 platform prize. Australian western set on the northern territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in selfdefense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Sweet country 2017 hamilton morris and natassia gorey furber in sweet. If search will return too many results, try to use advanced search function. Sweet country trailer 2017 australian western movie starring sam. Apologies for any confusion, or inconvenience caused. A stark, shocking movie, superbly shot by thornton who is both cinematographer and.
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Everything you need to know about sweet country movie 2018. Sweet country racial tension escalates to bushfire levels of danger and damage in warwick thorntons majestic outback western. Sweet country is a 2017 australian western film directed by warwick. In 1920s australia, an aboriginal farmhand kills a white man in selfdefense, then flees into the outback, where he is pursued by a determined lawman. In sweet country, an aboriginal farmhand, sam kelly hamilton morris, is loaned by a benevolent preacherfarmer, fred sam neill. Sweet country is set in 1929 in the outback of the northern territory.
Directed by warwick thornton starring bryan brown, sam neill, hamilton morris, matt day, tremayne doolan, trevon doolan, and ewen leslie. Inspired by real events, sweet country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the northern territory, australia. Accused of murder, an aboriginal stockman and his wife try to stay ahead of a fervent posse in the harsh outback of the northern territory, in this period drama from acclaimed australian filmmaker warwick thornton. In sweet country, an aboriginal farmhand, sam kelly hamilton morris, is loaned by a benevolent preacherfarmer, fred sam neill, to his volatile neighbor, harry ewen leslie, to help build a. A sweeping, historical epic set against the brutal backdrop of a stunning australian landscape, sweet country follows the story of sam, a middleaged aborigine man who becomes a wanted criminal after a violent altercation with a bitter war veteran. Set in 1929 in the sparsely populated outback of the northern territory and based on a series of true events, it tells a harsh story against the backdrop of a divided society between the european settlers and aboriginal australians in the interwar period in australia. Sweet country is a slowburn venture in the right way, that makes some odd stylistic choices which perhaps would have better served a different sort of movie. Sweet country official uk trailer hd in cinemas now. Sep 07, 2017 it was screened in the main competition section of the 74th venice international film festival and in the platform section at the 2017 toronto international film festival. Aboriginal stockman sam kelly hamilton morris works the land of a kind preacher, fred smith sam neill, living and laboring in a respectful, if diffident, harmony. Sweet country directed by warwick thornton, in theaters 4618.