Sweet Country (2017)

Australian 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:

Steven McGregor, David Tranter

Stars:

Bryan Brown, Luka Magdeline Cole, Shanika Cole

11 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bryan Brown	...	Sergeant Fletcher
Luka Magdeline Cole	...	Olive
Shanika Cole	...	Lucy
Matt Day	...	Judge Taylor
Tremayne Doolan	...	Philomac
Trevon Doolan	...	Philomac
Anni Finsterer	...	Nell
Natassia Gorey Furber	...	Lizzie
Gibson John	...	Archie
Ewen Leslie	...	Harry March
Lachlan J. Modrzynski	...	Constable Campbell
Hamilton Morris	...	Sam Kelly
Sam Neill	...	Fred Smith
Sotiris Tzelios	...	Picture Show Man
Thomas M. Wright	...	Mick Kennedy

Storyline

Australian 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.

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Plot Keywords:

flash forward | australian aborigine | court | legality | police officer | 

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Taglines:

No justice at the end of a gun.

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, bloody images and for language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund Bunya Productions

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Aboriginal

Release Date:

6 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doce País

Filming Locations:

Lake Gairdner, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Gross USA:

$95,609, 3 June 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bunya Productions, Sweet Country Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This western film, which in part shot in South Australia, features a cast of mainly indigenous Aboriginal Australians. The earlier Australian western movie, Kangaroo (1952), which also shot in part in South Australia, also featured indigenous Aboriginal Australians in some sequences. So did the later Australian "western" pictures Red Hill (2010), The Proposition (2005), and Quigley Down Under (1990).

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References Willaberta Jack (2007)

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Soundtracks

(There ll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Written by Thomas A. Dorsey (as T Dorsey)
(© Hill and Range Soundwind Music
Licensed courtesy of BMG AM Pty Ltd)
Performed by Johnny Cash
Courtesy of Columbia Nashville
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd

User Reviews

great story, great plot, great cinematography

This movie is very well made, specially very well cutted, very clever use of flashback and flashforwards takes you wisely through the story that never lets you guess the end and ger bored, got a bit of dark history of Australia as well, last but not least beautiful cinematography and unique locations makes this movie a must see, strongly suggested