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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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Guy Pearce

    Charlie Burns

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    Ray Winstone

    Captain Morris Stanley

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    Danny Huston

    Arthur Burns

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    Emily Watson

    Martha Stanley

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    David Wenham

    Eden Fletcher

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    Richard Wilson

    Mike Burns

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    John Hurt

    Jellon Lamb

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    Noah Taylor

    Brian O'Leary

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    Robert Morgan

    Sergeant Lawrence

Australia. A man looking to catch a criminal by the name of Arthur Burns (the head of the Burns Gang). He catches his brothers instead, and offers the elder brother (Guy Pearce) a deal. A proposition. Bring him Arthur Burns, the man who raped and killed Eliza Hopkins. And to make sure that Charlie will honor the deal, he keeps the youngest brother, Mikey. The stage is set early on in the movie, and yet, this is more than just a simple story about a gang of criminals and the law enforcers who are chasing them down, this is a story about a country being created, about the fight for survival i...