A first official look at Sweet Country, the upcoming Australian drama western movie directed by Warwick Thornton based on a script by David Tranter and Steven McGregor and starring Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Gibson John, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Trevon Doolan, Tremayne Doolan, Matt Day, and Anni Finsterer:

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Plot synopsis:
“Aboriginal stockman Sam Kelly (Hamilton Morris) works the land of a kind preacher, Fred Smith (Sam Neill), living and labouring in a respectful, if diffident, harmony. But when a bitter and often-drunk war veteran named Harry March (Ewen Leslie) returns to town, trouble escalates and Sam is forced to kill in self-defence. Shocked, afraid, and with a deep distrust in the impartiality of settler authority, Sam and his wife, Lizzie (Natassia Gorey-Furber), go on the run. Urgently pursued by a posse led by Sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown) and Aboriginal tracker Archie (Gibson John), expert bushman Sam must ultimately decide which of several looming unknowns to face.”

There’s also a teaser poster:

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SWEET COUNTRY

Justice seen to be done just isn’t enough.

The film has yet to get an official release date.

Stay tuned with us for more details about the movie Sweet Country.
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