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- Leah PurcellMolly Johnson
- Rob CollinsYadaka
- Sam ReidSergeant Klintoff
- Jessica De GouwLouisa
- Malachi Dower-RobertsDanny Johnson
- Jobe Zammit-HarveyHenry James Johnson
- Harry GreenwoodJohn MaPharlen
- Victoria HaralabidouElpida Savva
- Nash Zammit-HarveyJoe Junior Johnson
- Anthony CoginRobert Parsons
- Benedict HardieLeslie
- Amahlia OlssonDelphi Johnson
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson, or simply The Drover's Wife, is a 2021 Australian revisionist Western film directed, written, and co-produced by Leah Purcell in her feature directorial debut. It is an adaptation of Purcell's 2016 play and a reimagining of Henry Lawson's 1892 short story.
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The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson occasionally struggles to cohere, but writer-director-star Leah Purcell offers a unique, compelling perspective on historic myths.
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- Leah Purcell
- Leah Purcell
- Drama, Western
In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is ...
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The film stars Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, and Jessica De Gouw. It tells the story of a woman and her stubborn determination to protect her family from the harshness of a life in 1893 in the Snowy Mountains.
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A thrilling tale that explores racism and misogyny under colonial rule, and a labour of love for Purcell, who has also adapted Henry Lawson’s short story into a play and a novel. DIRECTOR Leah Purcell. WRITER Leah Purcell (after Henry Lawson) CAST Leah Purcell, Sam Reid, Rob Collins, Jessica De Gouw.