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The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson

2022 · 109 min

A stark, brooding frontier drama that weighs you down with its harsh beauty and quiet, mounting dread.

Directed by
Leah Purcell
Genres
Drama, Western, Thriller
Starring
Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid
Overview
In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.

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Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
  • YouTube Free
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Leah Purcell
Genres
Drama, Western, Thriller
Starring
Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • family
    • trauma
    • justice
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, western, thriller
    Directed by
    Leah Purcell
    Written by
    Leah Purcell
    Starring
    Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw, Malachi Dower-Roberts, Benedict Hardie, Harry Greenwood, Nicholas Hope
    Cinematography
    Mark Wareham
    Runtime
    109 min
    Country
    Australia
    Languages
    English

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