Cat. No. DVDM 1939: SWEET COUNTRY ~ BRYAN BROWN / SAM NEILL / HAMILTON MORRIS / EWEN LESLIE / NATASSIA GOREY-FURBER / GIBSON JOHN. TRANSMISSION / UNIVERSAL / SONY DJ1364.
FORMAT: PAL REGION: 4.
COLOUR RUNNING TIME: 108 MINS.
REVIEW: 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 (Ewan 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?
SPECIAL FEATURES: *Behind The Scenes *Sam Neill & Bryan Brown *Dylan River & Warwick Thornton *David Tranter – The True Story Of “Sweet Country”.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this video may contain images, voices and videos of deceased persons. Users are warned that there may be words and descriptions that may be culturally sensitive and which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Terms and annotations that reflect the attitude of the author or the period in which the item was written, may be considered inappropriate today.
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