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7.7/10   930 votes
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Director:
Peter Andrikidis
Writer:
Peter Berry (writer)
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Release Date:
30 October 2005 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Her courage paved the way to their freedom
Plot:
A young woman is transported to the New South Wales penal colony in 1788.
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Awards:
6 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
An outstanding evocation of time, place and human experience more

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Romola Garai ... Mary Bryant

Jack Davenport ... Lt Ralph Clarke

Alex O'Loughlin ... Will Bryant

Sam Neill ... Governor Arthur Phillip

Tony Martin ... Martin
David Field ... Thomas
Garry McDonald ... Reverend Johnson
Dan Spielman ... Cox
Stephen Curry ... Allen
Abe Forsythe ... Sam
Alice McConnell ... Elizabeth
Linal Haft ... Sgt. Ryan
Genevieve O'Reilly ... Allcia
Brittany Carney ... Charlotte
Leo Jampinjinpa Wayne ... Woollarawarre Bennelong
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant" (Australia) (long title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence including rape, sexuality and some nudity.
Runtime:
Australia:480 min (2 parts) | USA:185 min (DVD version)
Country:
Australia | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Australia more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Had a budget in excess of $15 million, making this the largest television mini-series ever made in Australia. more
Quotes:
Governor Arthur Phillip: Nearest civilization, Timor - three or four thousand miles away. They'd have to negotiate reefs, plus twelve-hundred miles of open sea. And with the burden of carrying a woman, and children, no - even if they survive the sea, they'll never survive each other. more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
An outstanding evocation of time, place and human experience, 18 April 2006
9/10
Author: bardsleys

This was an excellent and entertaining movie, with convincing costumes and settings. The depiction of the horror of the sea voyages, the appalling nature of life in the convict settlement (scarcely better for the overseeing officials then for the convicts) and the relative luxury and colour of life in the Dutch colony of Timor were all powerfully vivid and evoked a strong sense of place and time. However, too perfect teeth are a recurring difficulty in period movies! The casting of the main characters was first rate, with Romola Garai as Mary shedding the fragility and innocence we saw in 'I Capture the Castle', and displaying considerable depth and emotional strength. Jack Davenport's outstanding performance as one of the marine officers was characterised by moral ambivalence and confusion in someone half a world away from his cultural certainties. Alex O'Loughlin as Will Bryant was a very effective counterweight to Davenport, giving a compelling account of a convicted Cornish smuggler and fisherman struggling within his own clear if unconventional moral framework. This fine team were supported by equally strong performances from the rest of the cast. Authenticity of detail of costume and setting was not however matched by authenticity of narrative – the script takes liberties with events, relationships and the fates of some characters. Although much is not known about Mary's life, some known facts were abused! However the main thrust of Mary's story retains its integrity and the movie provides a welcome testament to an otherwise neglected extraordinary figure from English – and Australian - history.

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