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25/01/2018 Western, Crime, Thriller, Drama 1h 53m
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Justice itself is put on trial

Overview

In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.

  1. Warwick Thornton

    Director

  2. Steven McGregor

    Writer

  3. David Tranter

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Hamilton Morris

    Sam Kelly

  2. Bryan Brown

    Sergeant Fletcher

  3. Sam Neill

    Fred Smith

  4. Thomas M. Wright

    Mick Kennedy

  5. Ewen Leslie

    Harry March

  6. Matt Day

    Judge Taylor

  7. Gibson John

    Archie

  8. Natassia Gorey Furber

    Lizzie

  9. Anni Finsterer

    Nell

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Gimly
Written by Gimly on 2018-01-31
I went in to _Sweet Country_ completely blind, had no idea what it was about, knew literally nothing beyond Sam Neill being in it, and the fact that it was called "_Sweet Country_" (good thing too, 'cause the trailer I watched for it a week later spoils literally the most important and final plot point).

_Sweet Country_ is a slow-burn venture in the right way, that makes some odd stylistic choices which perhaps would have better served a different sort of movie. A distinctive film for a year that has had a lot of same-same movies.

_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would stro...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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