The Straight Story
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Like Rams, it finds dry humour and deep feeling in a rural setting, following stubborn, emotionally guarded men toward a modest but moving family reconciliation.
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Why this pick
Like Rams, it finds dry humour and deep feeling in a rural setting, following stubborn, emotionally guarded men toward a modest but moving family reconciliation.
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A gentle, deadpan road drama about an elderly man whose quiet determination gradually opens into warmth, grief and unexpected human connection.
Why this pick
A warm, visually grounded rural tale in which a family crisis becomes a chance for resilience and reconciliation, balancing hardship with generous humour.
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For the austere landscape and taciturn male protagonist: it turns isolation, grief and stubbornness into an intense, beautifully observed family drama.
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An affectionate Australian comedy about an ordinary family resisting forces beyond its control; its broad humour carries the same sincere love of home and community.
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01 / THE STORY
In remote Western Australia, two estranged farmer brothers, Colin and Les, are at war. But when Les' prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley—so the brothers must work together to reunite their family, save their herd, and bring their community back together.
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