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-defence, he and his wife go on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Keywords
- Australian Cinema
- Black History Month
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- La Biennale di Venezia !
- La Biennale di Venezia - Tax Shelter
- LuxFilmFest
- Mostra: The best from the previous years
- Just released
Actors
- Hamilton Morris
- Bryan Brown
- Sam Neill
- Thomas M. Wright
- Ewen Leslie
Director
- Warwick Thornton
Drama
1h 53min
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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-defence, he and his wife go on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
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-defence, he and his wife go on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Cast & Crew
Director
Warwick Thornton
Cast
Hamilton Morris
Cast
Bryan Brown
Cast
Sam Neill
Cast
Thomas M. Wright
Cast
Ewen Leslie