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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   18,128 votes
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Director:
John Hillcoat
Writer:
Nick Cave (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 October 2005 (Australia) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Western more
Tagline:
This land will be civilized.
Plot:
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him 9 days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
13 wins & 24 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(74 articles)
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User Comments:
Why is everyone so focused on the gore & blood? more (203 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard Wilson ... Mike Burns

Noah Taylor ... Brian O'Leary
Jeremy Madrona ... Asian Prostitute
Jae Mamuyac ... Asian Prostitute

Guy Pearce ... Charlie Burns
Mick Roughan ... Mad Jack Bradshaw
Shane Watt ... John Gordon

Ray Winstone ... Captain Stanley
Robert Morgan ... Sergeant Lawrence
David Gulpilil ... Jacko
Bryan Probets ... Officer Dunn

Oliver Ackland ... Patrick Hopkins

Danny Huston ... Arthur Burns
David Vallon ... Tom Cox
Daniel Parker ... Henry Clark
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong grisly violence, and for language.
Runtime:
104 min | Canada:104 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Australia | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Queensland, Australia more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nick Cave finished the script in three weeks. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the captain takes a drink, he takes the bottle cap off and sets it beside the bottle on the right side of the desk and pours his drink. In the next instant the cap is in his left hand as he caps the bottle. more
Quotes:
Two Bob: Here's your knife back, you dog. more
Soundtrack:
Danny Boy more

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82 out of 123 people found the following comment useful.
Why is everyone so focused on the gore & blood?, 27 September 2005
9/10
Author: grumpel7 from Canada

I don't enjoy violence in movies, especially if it's unnecessary. But this movie was justified in its use. Calling this movie very violent or bloody is misunderstanding the movie - it's taking the focus away from what matters in the movie: the landscape, the directing, the music, the characters as they are being acted out the story as it's unfolding. The violence connects you with the feelings and thoughts of the characters and conveys the the mood of the era - I came away feeling as if I had experienced living in "wild" Queensland. The story is simple but it's very well executed. And needless to say, I've learned from every single Guy Pearce movie I've seen. Ray Winstone was incredible, Emily Watson very effective, and John Hurt was a pleasurable bonus.

The ending is poetic and beautifully done.

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