| Title |
Sweet country / Samuel Goldwyn Films presents ; Screen Australia and South Australian Film Corporation and Create NSW in association with Screen Territory, Memento Films International and Adelaide Film Festival present ; a Bunya production ; a Warwick Thornton film ; directed by Warwick Thornton ; produced by Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey ; screenplay by David Tranter and Steven McGregor. |
| OCLC |
1037951775 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
043396531017 |
| Music number |
53101 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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54663 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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3874394 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Publisher |
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc., [2018] |
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©2018. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
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stamping rdapm |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo rdacpc |
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5.1 Dolby Digital. |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video. |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Indigenous peoples -- Drama.
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Self-defense -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Justice -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Action and adventure films.
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Crime films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Historical films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| System details note |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; English 5.1 Dolby digital, stereo. |
| Cast |
Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Thomas M. Wright, Ewen Leslie, Gibson John, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Matt Day, Anni Finsterer, Tremayne Doolan, Trevon Doolan, Sam Neill. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Editor, Nick Meyers ; director of photography, Warwick Thornton. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: R; for violence, bloody images and for language throughout. |
| Summary |
Sam, a middle-aged Aboriginal man, works for a preacher in the outback of Australia's Northern Territory. When Harry, a bitter war veteran, moves into a neighboring outpost, the preacher sends Sam and his family to help Harry renovate his cattle yards. But Sam's relationship with the cruel and ill-tempered Harry quickly deteriorates, culminating in a violent shootout in which Sam kills Harry in self-defense. |
| Language note |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned in English. |
| General note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. |
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Anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1). |
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Includes trailers. |
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