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Sweet Country is a 2017 Australian drama film, directed by Warwick Thornton. Set in 1929 in the sparsely populated outback of the Northern Territory and based on a series of true events, it tells a harsh story against the backdrop of a divided society (between the British settlers and Aboriginal Australians ) in the interwar period in Australia.
Apr 6, 2018 · A 2017 film directed by Warwick Thornton, based on a true crime case of an Aboriginal man who killed a white man in self-defense in 1929. The film explores the themes of justice, racism and identity in the outback of the Northern Territory.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Warwick Thornton
- 2018-04-06
A western set in 1920s Australia, where an Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and flees with his pregnant wife. A posse pursues them across the outback, while the film explores themes of racism, justice, and humanity.
Apr 6, 2018 · A 1920s-set drama of white settlers and indigenous Australians in a remote region, directed by Warwick Thornton and starring Sam Neill, Hamilton Morris and Bryan Brown. The film explores themes of racism, justice, violence and the clash of cultures in a stunning and stark visual style.
Dec 3, 2018 · Fri 15 Sep 2017 21.28 EDT. S weet Country is Old Testament cinema, with an almost biblical starkness in its cruelty and mysterious beauty, set in a burning plain where it looks as if the...
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2017, Western/History, 1h 53m. 96% Tomatometer 92 Reviews. 71% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. Sweet Country makes brilliant use of the Australian outback as the...
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Sep 7, 2017 · Reviews. Sep 6, 2017 6:31pm PT. Film Review: ‘Sweet Country’. Racial tension escalates to bushfire levels of danger and damage in Warwick Thornton's majestic Outback western. By Guy Lodge....
