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The Proposition (2005)

The Proposition (2005)

Action Drama Crime Adventure Thriller Western

This land will be civilized.

Release Date: 2005, October 6
Directors: John Hillcoat
Countries: Australia, United Kingdom
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: John Hurt, David Wenham, Robert Morgan, Emily Watson, Ray Winstone, Guy Pearce, Danny Huston, Bryan Probets, Noah Taylor, David Vallon, Tom Budge, David Gulpilil

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

brutality 19th century shootout bounty hunter christmas australia psychopath gallows outlaw gang sunset decapitation retribution misanthrophy sadist whipping australian outback flogging hideout aborigine savagery australian western