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A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 24 nominations
Anthony Cogin
- Robert Parsons
- (as Tony Cogin)
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- TriviaBased on the play of the same name. Leah Purcell performed the play and released a book in 2019.
- GoofsExecutions in NSW during the 19th Century were not carried out in remote rural areas and were certainly not by handing a person from a tree. Executions were carried at Sydney and larger rural towns (e.g. Bathurst, Albury, Mudgee), Most executions were carried out inside a gaol by prison staff, not by police.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 10 March 2024 (2024)
- SoundtracksBlack is the Colour
Traditional, arranged by The Corrs
Performed by Leah Purcell, Salliana Seven Campbell, Dean Kelly, Matt Fell, Jak Housden and Stephen Rae
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What would you do, an outback setting where there's few, not more than a brooding mare, only good for child care, have to take it on the chin, turn a cheek, you just can't win, no escape, there's no way out, just prepare for the next clout.
Leah Purcell leaves us under no illusion, with an outstanding performance, as to the challenges faced by women in the lost and lonely landscapes of 19th century Australia where abuse, torment and oppression are commonplace, and where racism and prejudice prevail - I'd like to say we've come a long way since, but you can make your own mind up about that and the reasons for it, so if this film does nothing other than get you thinking, then it's 90 minutes well spent.
Leah Purcell leaves us under no illusion, with an outstanding performance, as to the challenges faced by women in the lost and lonely landscapes of 19th century Australia where abuse, torment and oppression are commonplace, and where racism and prejudice prevail - I'd like to say we've come a long way since, but you can make your own mind up about that and the reasons for it, so if this film does nothing other than get you thinking, then it's 90 minutes well spent.
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- Also known as
- The Drover's Wife: Legend of Molly Johnson
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- Gross worldwide
- $1,274,183
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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