The Proposition
2005 · 1h 44m · Drama, Western · Australia, United Kingdom · Rated R (US)
This land will be civilized.
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.
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John HillcoatWritten by
Nick Cave6.9Smart score
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19th centuryaborigineaustraliaaustralian outbackaustralian westernbounty hunterbrutalitydecapitationflogginggallowsganghideoutmisanthrophyoutlawpsychopathretributionsadistsavageryshootoutsunsetwhipping
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