Una history inspired by facts that really happened, that Wilaberta Jack, Aboriginal of the 1920s: tells it Sweet CountryAustralian Western directed by Warwick Thornton aired on Rai 3 at 22:00. Set in 1929 in the outback of the North Territory, The movie – also available in streaming on Raiplay – shows tensions between the Aboriginal population and whiteshighlighting social injustices and slavery.
Sweet Country He won the special jury prize at the 74th Venice Film Festival in 2017. Warwick Thornton had already won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 with his first film, Samson and Delilah. Born and raised in Alice Springstoday is one of the most established Australian directors on the contemporary landscape.
Sweet Countrythe plot of the film tonight 20 August on Rai 3
In 1929, Sam Kelly (Hamilton Morris) is an Aboriginal who works as a spindle for Fred Smith (Sam Neill), owner of a station that treats the natives with respect. When Harry March (Ewen Leslie), back from the First World War, asks for some Aboriginal workers, the young Philomac is sent (played by the twins Tremayne and Trevon Doolan). Harry immediately chains the boy, who manages to escape and takes refuge from Sam and his wife Lizzie (Natassia Gorey-Furber).
A scene from the film set in Alice Springs: from the left: Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Natassia Gorey-Furber and Sam Neil (Transmission press office)
A murder, a chase, a process, a tragic epilogue
Harry arrives with the rifle, screaming and shooting towards Sam, who kills him to defend himself. From that moment Sam and Lizzie, pregnant, run away in the desert chased by the sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown) and his group. In the end, Concerned by the health of the pregnant wife, Sam is constituted. In the trial before the judge is acquitted for legitimate defense. But while Sam, Lizzie and Fred leave the city, resonates a shot.
Sweet Country it’s a western without music
Thornton made an unusual but winning choice: completely eliminating the traditional soundtrack. The film uses only the natural sounds of the desert such as the wind, birds and insectsto create a sound carpet that immerses spectators in the outback environment. Filming took place in the Macdonnell Ranges Around Alice Springs, in the authentic places of history.
The fictitious town of “Henry” was around theOoramina Station30 kilometers from Alice Springs, using vintage buildings left by a previous film production never completed. The cast includes numerous local Aborigines to their first film experience