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The Proposition
Film / 2005

The Proposition

Directed by John Hillcoat
WesternDrama

★ 7.0/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Guy PearceCharlie Burns Ray WinstoneCaptain Morris Stanley Danny HustonArthur Burns Emily WatsonMartha Stanley David WenhamEden Fletcher Richard WilsonMike Burns John HurtJellon Lamb Noah TaylorBrian O'Leary Robert MorganSergeant Lawrence Jeremy MadronaAsian Prostitute Jae MamuyacAsian Prostitute Mick RoughanMad Jack Bradshaw
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Shane WattJohn Gordon David GulpililJacko Bryan ProbetsOfficer Dunn Oliver AcklandPatrick Hopkins David VallonTom Cox Daniel ParkerHenry Clark Carl RushRobert Borland Gary WaddellOfficer Davenport Iain GardinerOfficer Matthews Bogdan KocaPaul Broussard Sue DwyerMrs. Broussard Lance MedlinDan O'Reilly Rodney BoschmanTobey Boris BrkicOfficer Halloway Ned RoseOld Aboriginal Leah PurcellQueenie Tom BudgeSamuel Stoat Tom E. LewisTwo Bob Ralph CotterillDr. Bantrey Max AgeThommo Jerry SolomonBlinky

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