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The Proposition

2005 · 104 min

A grim, sun-scorched descent into moral compromise, where every choice exacts a brutal price and the vast outback offers no mercy.

Directed by: John Hillcoat
Genres: Western, Drama
Starring: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston

Tagline: This land will be civilized.
Overview: 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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Directed by: John Hillcoat
Genres: Western, Drama
Starring: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
family
morality
survival
justice
Places: countryside
small town
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: western, drama
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Written by: Nick Cave
Starring: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, David Wenham, Richard Wilson, John Hurt, Noah Taylor
Music: Warren Ellis, Nick Cave
Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Runtime: 104 min
Country: Australia, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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