The Proposition

The Proposition

7.0IMDb Score
Released:2005-10-06
Duration:104 min
Director:John Hillcoat
Actors:Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, David Wenham
Production:UK Film Council, Surefire Film Productions, Autonomous, Pictures in Paradise, Jackie O Productions, Pacific Film and Television Commission, The Film Consortium, National Lottery

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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