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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 8

Rangy and lean as a cattle dog, Warwick Thornton’s 1920s-set tale of racial tension and rough justice in Australia’s Northern Territory is an intriguing mongrel mix of cinematic bloodlines.

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Cast & Crew

Sam Neill
As Fred Smith
Bryan Brown
As Sergeant Fletcher
Matt Day
As Judge Taylor
Ewen Leslie
As Harry March
Thomas M. Wright
As Mick Kennedy
Charlie Jampijinpa Brown
As Ceremony Elder

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In 1920s Australia, an Aboriginal farmhand named Sam Kelly kills a white man in self-defense and flees into the Outback with his wife, Lizzie. They are pursued by a determined lawman, Sergeant Fletcher, who faces challenges from the harsh environment and Aboriginal warriors. As they journey across the unforgiving landscape,S am's relationship with Lizzie becomes complicated, and they encounter danger at every turn. Will they be able to escape the law and find justice in a society that seems stacked against them?

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