The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
2022
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In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.
Countries:
AU, US
Languages:
English
Runtime:
1hrs 49min
Status:
Released
Release date:
2022-05-05
Release format:
Streaming
— Feb 03, 2022
Rewriting a 1892 short story, and repositioning the aborigines and women in the face of the violence suffered, there is an interesting look at the western genre that proposes a feminist revision. But it is not just a superficial approach, but rather a profound reflection on the oppressors and the oppressed. And although it does not fully achieve its objectives, it contains moments of almost poetic beauty and a powerful performance by Leah Purcell, director, screenwriter and actress, who concludes a path that has taken her through the theater and the novel.