| Uniform title |
Sweet country (Motion picture : 2017) |
| Title |
Sweet country. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Australia : Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd, 2018. |
| ©2017. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 108 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Note |
Special features: Behind the scenes ; Sam Neill & Bryan Brown ; Warwick & Dylan Thornton ; David Tranter - the true story of 'Sweet country'. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 2017. |
| Credits |
Directed by Warwick Thornton. |
| Performers |
Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Thomas M. Wright. |
| Summary |
Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of 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? |
| Level |
MA15+ - Strong violence. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, PAL, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 2.40:1. |
| Language |
In English. [CC] English Captions: (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). [AD] English Audio Description: (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Indigenous films -- Australia |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Drama |
| Justice -- Drama |
| Indigenous peoples -- Drama |
| Manslaughter -- Drama |
| Farmers, Aboriginal Australian -- Drama |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Fugitives from justice -- Drama |
| Northern Territory -- History -- Drama |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Thornton, Warwick (director) |
| Morris, Hamilton (actor) |
| Brown, Bryan, 1947- (actor) |
| Neill, Sam, 1948 - (actor) |
| Wright, Thomas M., 1983- (actor) |
| Other Corporate Bodies |
Screen Australia |
| Screen NSW (New South Wales) |
| South Australian Film Corporation |
| Screen Territory |
| Memento Films |
| Uniform title |
Sweet country (Motion picture : 2017) |
| Call number |
EM-D.142 (DVD) |
