The Proposition

Oct 6, 2005

1h 44m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Western

Production Companies

UK Film Council

Surefire Film Productions

Autonomous

Pictures in Paradise

Jackie O Productions

Pacific Film and Television Commission

The Film Consortium

National Lottery

The Proposition Trailers

Cast

Charlie Burns

Guy Pearce

Captain Morris Stanley

Ray Winstone

Arthur Burns

Danny Huston

Martha Stanley

Emily Watson

Eden Fletcher

David Wenham

Mike Burns

Richard Wilson

Jellon Lamb

John Hurt

Brian O'Leary

Noah Taylor

Sergeant Lawrence

Robert Morgan

Asian Prostitute

Jeremy Madrona

Asian Prostitute

Jae Mamuyac

Mad Jack Bradshaw

Mick Roughan

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