Australian western set on the northern territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in selfdefense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down. It does not constitute, and should not be relied upon as, professional, legal, medical, financial, psychological, personal or other industry advice. International trailer for sweet country a sweeping, historical epic set against the brutal backdrop of a stunning australian landscape, sweet country follows the story of sam, a middleaged aborigine man who becomes a wanted criminal after a violent altercation with a bitter war veteran. The outback of the northern territory in australia is a rough and unforgiving landscape. The performances, particularly of the lead, hamilton morris, are wonderful, and. Harry marsh, returning from the western front, is appointed as the new station operator, and sam is sent out with his wife and daughter to help renovate the outpost. Set in australias rugged northern territory, sweet country revolves around the encounter between sam, a middleaged aboriginal man worki. Sweet country is a 2017 australian meat pie western drama film, directed by warwick thornton. Jan 24, 2018 the official directors statement about the film by its director warwick thornton reads. Atalnta was a country music recording act from 1983 until 1996.
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