Sweet country [videorecording] / Samuel Goldwyn Film presents ; Screen Australia and South Australia Film Corporation and Screen NSW ; screenplay by David Tranter and Steven McGregor ; produced by Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey ; directed by Warwick Thornton.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 043396531017
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (113 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- Publisher: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editor, Nick Meyers ; director of photography, Warwick Thornton. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Gibson John, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Matt Day, Anni Finsterer, Tremayne Doolan, Trevon Doolan, Sam Neill. |
Target Audience Note: | 14A. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
Language Note: | Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Subject: | Indigenous peoples > Fiction. Self-defense > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Justice > Fiction. |
Genre: | Western films. Crime films. Feature films. |
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Stroud Branch | DVD Sweet | 31681010110542 | DVD | Available | - |