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 neighbouring 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. As a result, Sam becomes a wanted criminal for the murder of a white man, and is forced to flee with his wife across the deadly outback, through glorious but harsh desert country...
Sweet Country
Sweet Country
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- Direction: Warwick Thornton
- Script: David Tranter, Steven McGregor
- Cinematography: Warwick Thornton
- Editing: Nick Meyers
- Sound: Sam Gain-Emery, Thom Kellar
- Actors: Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Thomas M. Wright, Sam Neill
- Production: Bunya Productions
- Producers: Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey
- Art Direction: Tony Cronin
- Costumes: Heather Wallace
- Make Up: Jen Rossiter
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Australia
- Production Year: 2017
- Duration: 113΄
- Distribution in Greece: One from the Heart
- Contact: Memento Films International
Warwick Thornton
Warwick Thornton is one of Australia’s most promising contemporary filmmakers, winning numerous local and international awards as a cinematographer, writer, and director. Born in Alice Springs, Warwick is a cinematography graduate from the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His first short film, Payback, was invited to the prestigious Telluride Film Festival, and all four of his shorts won awards at the Berlin Film Festival. His debut feature, Samson and Delilah, is widely recognised as one of Australia’s finest films and was selected for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Camera d’or for best first feature.
Filmography
2002 Mimi (short)
2005 Green Bush (short)
2009 Samson & Delilah
2011 Stranded (short)
2013 The Darkside
2017 We Don’t Need a Map (documentary)
2017 Sweet Country
2023 The New Boy
2005 Green Bush (short)
2009 Samson & Delilah
2011 Stranded (short)
2013 The Darkside
2017 We Don’t Need a Map (documentary)
2017 Sweet Country
2023 The New Boy
