The Proposition (2005)
This land will be civilized.
Starring Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson
Directed by John Hillcoat
Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows the series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, allegedly committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang. Captain Morris Stanley captures Charlie Burns and gives him 9 days to kill his older dangerous psychopathic brother, or else they'll hang his younger mentally slow brother on Christmas Day.
Runtime: 104 min.
Rating: 7.1
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: Australia,United Kingdom
Genres: Action,Adventure,Crime,Drama,Thriller,Western
Keywords: bounty hunter,gallows,australia,psychopath,outlaw,misanthrophy,gang,shootout,sadist,brutality,violence,hideout,retribution,flogging,whipping,sunset,aborigine,savagery
Cast
Charlie Burns
Captain Morris Stanley
Martha Stanley
Arthur Burns
Eden Fletcher
Jellon Lamb
Mike Burns
Brian O'Leary
Asian Prostitute
Asian Prostitute
Mad Jack Bradshaw
John Gordon
Sergeant Lawrence
Jacko
Officer Dunn
Patrick Hopkins
Tom Cox
Henry Clark
Officer Davenport
Officer Matthews
Paul Broussard
Queenie
Samuel Stoat
Dr. Bantrey