Sweet Country

16 +  16 +
Directed by
Warwick Thornton
Cast
Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris
Release date
25 July 2018
Runtime
1h53
Country
Australia
Type
Drama
Language
English speaking with French and German subtitles

Sam is a middle-aged Aboriginal farmer in the outback of Australia's Northern Territory. He is sent by a preacher to help a bitter war veteran named Harry renovate the latter's cattle yards. Sam's relationship with Harry quickly deteriorates, resulting in a fight ending with Sam killing Harry in self-defense. For the murder of a white man, Sam is now on the run from the law with his wife across the deadly outback. A manhunt for the farmer is on, led by Sergeant Fletcher, but questions of justice start to surface among the community as the true details of the murder come to light.