Directed by:
Warwick ThorntonCast:
Hamilton Morris, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Natassia Gorey Furber, Tremayne Doolan, Matt Day, Gibson John, Ewen Leslie, Thomas M. WrightPlots(1)
Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia. When Aboriginal stockman Sam (Hamilton Morris) kills white station owner Harry March (Ewen Leslie) in self-defence, Sam and his wife Lizzie (Natassia Gorey Furber) go on the run. They are pursued across the outback, through glorious but harsh desert country. Sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown) leads the posse with the help of Aboriginal tracker Archie (Gibson John) and local landowners Fred Smith (Sam Neill) and Mick Kennedy (Thomas M. Wright). Fletcher is desperate to capture Sam and put him on trial for murder - but Sam is an expert bushman and he has little difficulty outlasting them. Eventually, for the health of his pregnant wife, Sam decides to give himself up. He is put on trial in the courtroom of Judge Taylor (Matt Day). But will justice be served? (Transmission Films)
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Hamilton Morris
Best movies:
Sweet Country (2017)
Sam Neill
UK
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Piano (1993)
Bryan Brown
Australia
Best movies:
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)
Money Movers (1979)
'Breaker' Morant (1980)
Natassia Gorey Furber
Best movies:
Sweet Country (2017)
Tremayne Doolan
Best movies:
Sweet Country (2017)
Matt Day
Australia
Best movies:
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Scoop (2006)
Gibson John
Best movies:
Sweet Country (2017)
Ewen Leslie
Australia
Best movies:
The Daughter (2015)
The Railway Man (2013)
Deadline Gallipoli (2015) (series)
Thomas M. Wright
Australia
Best movies:
Everest (2015)
Balibo (2009)
Sweet Country (2017)