Sweet Country

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Sweet Country

R

Released Apr 6, 2018

1h 53m

Western

History

Drama

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An Aboriginal man goes on the run after he kills a white man in self-defense.

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Critics Consensus

Sweet Country makes brilliant use of the Australian outback as the setting for a hard-hitting story that satisfies as a character study as well as a sociopolitical statement.

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Karl Quinn

The Age (Australia)

Indigenous actor Hamilton Morris is quietly magnificent in his first screen role.

Jan 5, 2019

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J.R. Kinnard

Seattle Times

Uncompromising, deliberate, and eerily beautiful, director Warwick Thornton's rugged Australian Western puts a new spin on an old story.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 16, 2018

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Alan Zilberman

Washington Post

If the movie's outlook is less than hopeful, it nevertheless suggests that there is still time to learn from our mistakes.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 17, 2018

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

The movie is a sincere work, with some remarkable performances, that centrally features Australia's parched, barren desert landscape.

Feb 21, 2021

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

From a beautiful, lyrical opening scene simply involving a dark bubbling pot and evocative audio to its devastating denouement, Warwick Thornton's Aussie western is a triumph of taut storytelling and visual flair.

Rated: 5/5

Nov 6, 2020

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Cine Vértigo

The fourth feature by Australian filmmaker Thornton is not just the surprise of the week. It can even be the year, even though it has been released in our country with more than a year of delay. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 14, 2019

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Wiley C

A Slooooow tedious movie.....Hard to follow the story line/plot. A number of illogical plot/story lines. Characters Unrelatable. Total Crap!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Mark B

The movie mostly works as a limited story. The acting is very good but the story did not totally grab me. It was ok overall.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Sarah R

Unwatchably slow. Nothing happens for entire minutes. It's like an ADHD test that no one can possible pass. Sam Neil, as always, is great as are the unknown actors but Bryan Brown is so over the top. Cringey. Trust me on this, I don't care what the critics say, this movie is a BORE

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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isla s

This is a bleak and harsh watch, with a very rural setting - a somewhat unforgiving one, you could say. There are plenty of scenes with little dialogue and when there is dialogue, most of it (not all but a lot) consists of shouting from white men towards the aborigines. I certainly felt sorry for the natives, the way they were (badly) treated - indeed it made me feel curious to learn more about them and their culture. The cinematography is pretty impressive and overall its a good watch, so I'd recommend it on that basis, as long as your ok with subtitles, as there are quite a lot of them, due to the Aboriginal language spoken by natives.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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júlio a

Que filme pesado.....muito bem feito mas nadinha leve. Começa da discriminação dos negros....e vai.......é forte.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Sweet Country is sometimes hard to watch. It is a realistic take on Australian life in the Outback. The ugly racism and violence against the Aboriginals portrays a country where the white man's word is law. Even so I loved this movie. The acting is superb. Hamilton Morris as Sam Kelly is brilliant. Bryan Brown who I loved In A Town Like Alice played a flawed and ruthless Australian Sergeant. Scenes of the Australian Outback are stunning.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Synopsis

An Aboriginal man goes on the run after he kills a white man in self-defense.

Director: Warwick Thornton
Producer: David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin
Screenwriter: David Tranter, Steven McGregor
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Bunya Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Bloody Images|Violence)
Genre: Western, History, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 6, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $85.6K
Runtime: 1h 53m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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