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The Rover
Why this pick
Another harsh Australian odyssey, driven by sparse dialogue, moral abrasion and a steadily deepening bond between damaged men in an unforgiving landscape.
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MOVIE2005 1h 44m AUS
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
A lean revenge Western whose sun-blasted settings, terse confrontations and escalating cruelty provide a more classical but similarly pitiless companion.
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Why this pick
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The Homesman
Why this pick
A severe, visually stark Western about survival and psychological damage, balancing brutal frontier realities with an increasingly unsettling emotional journey.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows a series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Richard Wilson
Mike Burns
Mick Roughan
Mad Jack Bradshaw
David Gulpilil
Jacko
Bryan Probets
Officer Dunn
Gary Waddell
Officer Davenport
Iain Gardiner
Officer Matthews
Leah Purcell
Queenie
Danny Huston
Arthur Burns