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Sweet country [videorecording] / Samuel Goldwyn Films presents ; Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation and Create NSW in association with Screen Territory, Memento Films International and Adelaide Film Festival present ; a Bunya production ; a Warwick Thornton film ; directed by Warwick Thornton ; produced by Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey ; screenplay by David Tranter and Steven McGregor.

Summary:

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

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 113 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc., [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
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:
MPAA rating: R; for violence, bloody images and for language throughout.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation, English 5.1 Dolby digital, stereo.
Language Note:
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); Closed-captioned.
Subject: Indigenous peoples > Drama.
Self-defense > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Justice > Drama.
Genre: Action and adventure films.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 11 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

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