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Sweet Country

  • 2017
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, and Hamilton Morris in Sweet Country (2017)
It's 1929 on the vast, desert-like Eastern Arrernte Nation lands that are now known as the Central Australian outback. Sam Kelly, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works the land of a kind preacher, Fred Smith. After an ill-tempered bully arrives in town and Kelly kills him in self-defense, he and his wife, Lizzie, go on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
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Western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a... Read allWestern set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.Western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.

  • Director
    • Warwick Thornton
  • Writers
    • David Tranter
    • Steven McGregor
  • Stars
    • Hamilton Morris
    • Shanika Cole
    • Ewen Leslie
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    8.9K
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    • Director
      • Warwick Thornton
    • Writers
      • David Tranter
      • Steven McGregor
    • Stars
      • Hamilton Morris
      • Shanika Cole
      • Ewen Leslie
    • 79User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 29 nominations

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    Luka Magdeline Cole in Sweet Country (2017)
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    Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, and Natassia Gorey Furber in Sweet Country (2017)
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    Hamilton Morris
    Hamilton Morris
    • Sam Kelly
    Shanika Cole
    • Lucy
    Ewen Leslie
    Ewen Leslie
    • Harry March
    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Fred Smith
    Thomas M. Wright
    Thomas M. Wright
    • Mick Kennedy
    Gibson John
    • Archie
    Tremayne Doolan
    • Philomac
    Trevon Doolan
    • Philomac
    Natassia Gorey Furber
    Natassia Gorey Furber
    • Lizzie
    • (as Natassia Gorey-Furber)
    Bryan Brown
    Bryan Brown
    • Sergeant Fletcher
    Anni Finsterer
    Anni Finsterer
    • Nell
    Luka Magdeline Cole
    • Olive
    • (as Luka May Glynn-Cole)
    Tom Willoughby
    • Constable Minty
    Lachlan J. Modrzynski
    • Constable Campbell
    • (as Lachlan Modrzynski)
    Martin McMillan
    • Barney
    Charlie Jampijinpa Brown
    Charlie Jampijinpa Brown
    • Ceremony Elder
    Sotiris Tzelios
    Sotiris Tzelios
    • Picture Show Man
    Matt Day
    Matt Day
    • Judge Taylor
    • Director
      • Warwick Thornton
    • Writers
      • David Tranter
      • Steven McGregor
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film is based on a real life true crime murder case where an Aboriginal man was arrested and put on trial for murdering a white man in central Australia during the 1920s.
    • Goofs
      Under Australian law, an execution would not be carried out immediately (or the next day), as executions would need to be confirmed by the State Governor. There also be time allowed for appeals against the death sentence.
    • Quotes

      Fred Smith: We're all equal here. We're all equal in the eyes of the Lord.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sweet Country: Behind the Scenes (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Down at Long Point
      Written and performed by Damien Lane

    User reviews79

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    8/10
    A Western with an Aussie touch-
    When Australian cinema is good ,its usually really good and this one can hold its head high in any cinema in the world. Director Warwick Thornton who also made Samson and Delilah has excelled again with this Aussie period Western set in 1929 in the Northern Territory. It has the feel and ingredients of a Western , the Lawman, the fugitive, the posse, even the Saloon gal and the town vigilantes but Its much more than an action Western and even reminded me at times of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird set in the Australian outback. The stars are Hamilton Morris as Sam the hunted fugitive Aboriginal stockman and Bryan Brown as Sergeant Fletcher the hunter . Sam Neill as the minister, is also terrific in his role , showing the only compassion and acceptance to the indigenous population in the entire movie and Matt Day as the judge is also impressive. The cinematography is superb and at times resembles an Albert Namatjira landscape, which is understandable but it takes great skill to capture the light and timelessness of the outback landscape, it should wow overseas audiences . After the dismal film we saw yesterday this was a joy to watch and what good cinema is all about.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 6, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund
      • Bunya Productions
    • Languages
      • English
      • Aboriginal
    • Also known as
      • Dulce país
    • Filming locations
      • Mid Northern South Australia, South Australia, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Bunya Productions
      • Sweet Country Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $104,297
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,895
      • Apr 8, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,849,718
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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