A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Director:
John HillcoatWriter:
Nick Cave (screenplay)
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Cast
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| Richard Wilson | ... | Mike Burns | |
| Noah Taylor | ... | Brian O'Leary | |
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Jeremy Madrona | ... | Asian Prostitute |
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Jae Mamuyac | ... | Asian Prostitute |
| Guy Pearce | ... | Charlie Burns | |
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Mick Roughan | ... | Mad Jack Bradshaw |
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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 | |
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David Vallon | ... | Tom Cox |
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Daniel Parker | ... | Henry Clark |
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Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie (Guy Pearce) and Mike (Richard Wilson). Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns (Danny Huston), the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Captain Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and, more importantly, save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. Written by Armin Ortmann {armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de}
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Written by Nick Cave directed by John Hillcoat See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong grisly violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
9 June 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$32,681, 7 May 2006Gross USA:
$1,903,434Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,048,693Company Credits
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Captain Stanley: Do I need to introduce myself?
Charlie Burns: I know who you are.
Captain Stanley: Good. I know who you are.
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Despite being brothers, Mike (Richard Wilson) and Arthur (Danny Huston) never speak to each other on-screen. See more »Goofs
When preparing for the rescue of Mike, Samuel Stoat places his two revolvers in their holsters close together at the front. Two shots later, the holsters are moved back on opposite hips. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Captain Stanley: Do I need to introduce myself?
Charlie Burns: I know who you are.
Captain Stanley: Good. I know who you are.
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This movie is a visceral, violent study of blood-ties exploring ethnic and family bonds, feuds, loyalty and betrayal. You can literally smell the reeking sweat, blood and dust of the colonial Outback coming off the screen.
Nick Cave's script is shot through with his signature dark poetry; it translates wonderfully onto the screen. Guy Pearce, Ray Winston and Danny Huston put in powerful performances. Emily Watson is also superb but somehow this film seems to be more about men than women and so her performance feels a little isolated from the rest of the movie.
The film is a strangely skewed morality tale crossed with a tale of the absurd. There is something so absurd about Captain Stanley's English breakfast and standard roses in the hot, fly-blown wastelands of the movie, and off course there is something so absurd about how violent humans beings are to each other. Despite all the violence though, some of which is stomach-turning, this movie has some moments of great tenderness and elegy.