In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
GB
Genres:
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Release:
October 2005
Production:
UK Film Council, Surefire Film Productions, Autonomous, Pictures in Paradise, Jackie O Productions, Pacific Film and Television Commission, The Film Consortium, National Lottery
Cast:
Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, David Wenham, Richard Wilson, John Hurt, Noah Taylor, Robert Morgan, Jeremy Madrona, Jae Mamuyac, Mick Roughan, Shane Watt, David Gulpilil, Bryan Probets, Oliver Ackland, David Vallon, Daniel Parker, Carl Rush, Gary Waddell, Iain Gardiner, Bogdan Koca, Sue Dwyer, Lance Medlin, Rodney Boschman, Boris Brkic, Ned Rose, Leah Purcell, Tom Budge, Tom E. Lewis, Ralph Cotterill, Max Age, Jerry Solomon
Tags:
australia, bounty hunter, psychopath, gallows, outlaw, misanthrophy, decapitation, gang, shootout, sadist, brutality, hideout, retribution, flogging, whipping, sunset, australian outback, christmas, 19th century, aborigine, savagery, australian western