Sweet Country

Justly awarded in Venice, this robust historical drama by Warwick Thornton, of aboriginal descent, recounts his people’s struggles by the Australian colonists at the beginning of the previous century with sincerity, passion and historical accuracy.

Synopsis

A middle-aged Aborigine works for a preacher in central Australia. When a war veteran decides to relocate there, the local man and his family are sent to help him settle down. Their contact with the tough retired man soon leads to a violent outburst with tragic consequences. The story's starting point were real events that shocked Australia in the 1920s.