High Ground (2020)

NR02/23/2020Thriller, Action, Western, Drama1h 44m
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Australia's untold history

Overview

In a remote corner of the wild country, a bloody war rages. Travis is a bounty hunter with one last hope of redemption. Gutjuk is a young Indigenous man trying to save the last of his family. Together they embark on a manhunt, which unravels a secret that ultimately pits them against each other.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Simon Baker

    Travis

  2. Cast 1

    Jacob Junior Nayinggul

    Gutjuk

  3. Cast 1

    Jack Thompson

    Moran

  4. Cast 1

    Callan Mulvey

    Ambrose

  5. Cast 1

    Caren Pistorius

    Claire

  6. Cast 1

    Witiyana Marika

    Grandfather Dharrpa

  7. Cast 1

    Aaron Pedersen

    Walter

  8. Cast 1

    Ryan Corr

    Braddock

  9. Esmerelda Marimowa

    Gulwirri

The tale hews (albeit, a little too closely) to the tradition of telling a story about a clash of cultures and how most of it led to violent ends, but the message is worth revisiting. At the heart of it, 'High Ground' is the tension of justice and racial struggles. Both cultures want to live their lives. Unfortunately, one sees that it must come at the expense of another. Why do these tensions exist between different races and nations? How do we stop history repeating itself? The truth is that there's always another way to enact change - a way without senseless carnage. It will be harder, and ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $2,313,364.00

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