Sweet country., Samuel Goldwyn Films ; Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation and Create NSW in association with Screen Territory, Memento Films International and Adelaide Film Festival present ; a Bunya production ; a Warwick Thornton film ; directed by Warwick Thornton ; produced by Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey ; screenplay by David Tranter and Steven McGregor, Widescreen
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Label
Sweet country., Samuel Goldwyn Films ; Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation and Create NSW in association with Screen Territory, Memento Films International and Adelaide Film Festival present ; a Bunya production ; a Warwick Thornton film ; directed by Warwick Thornton ; produced by Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey ; screenplay by David Tranter and Steven McGregor, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: R; for violence, bloody images and for language throughout
Main title
Sweet country.
Oclc number
1037951775
Responsibility statement
Samuel Goldwyn Films ; Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation and Create NSW in association with Screen Territory, Memento Films International and Adelaide Film Festival present ; a Bunya production ; a Warwick Thornton film ; directed by Warwick Thornton ; produced by Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey ; screenplay by David Tranter and Steven McGregor
Runtime
113
Summary
Sam, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works for a preacher in the outback of Australia's Northern Territory. When Harry, a bitter war veteran, moves into a neighboring outpost, the preacher sends Sam and his family to help Harry renovate his cattle yards. But Sam's relationship with the cruel and ill-tempered Harry quickly deteriorates, culminating in a violent shootout in which Sam kills Harry in self-defense
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
Classification
Contributor
- McGregor, Steven
- Wright, Thomas M., 1983-
- Gorey-Furber, Natassia
- Create NSW (Firm)
- Morris, Hamilton
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- John, Gibson
- Simpkin, Greer
- Brown, Bryan, 1947-
- Finsterer, Anni
- Memento Films
- Day, Matt, 1971-
- Leslie, Ewen, 1980-
- Doolan, Tremayne
- Adelaide Film Festival (Organization)
- Bunya Productions
- Screen Territory (Firm)
- Neill, Sam
- Thornton, Warwick
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)
- Jowsey, David, (Motion picture producer)
- South Australian Film Corporation
- Doolan, Trevon
- Screen Australia
- Tranter, David
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- Contributor25
- McGregor, Steven
- Wright, Thomas M., 1983-
- Gorey-Furber, Natassia
- Create NSW (Firm)
- Morris, Hamilton
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- John, Gibson
- Simpkin, Greer
- Brown, Bryan, 1947-
- Finsterer, Anni
- Memento Films
- Day, Matt, 1971-
- Leslie, Ewen, 1980-
- Doolan, Tremayne
- Adelaide Film Festival (Organization)
- Bunya Productions
- Screen Territory (Firm)
- Neill, Sam
- Thornton, Warwick
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)
- Jowsey, David, (Motion picture producer)
- South Australian Film Corporation
- Doolan, Trevon
- Screen Australia
- Tranter, David
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- Presenter6
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