| Proposition, The | |||||
| First Look (2005) | |||||
| Action, Crime, Drama, Western | |||||
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| Emily Watson | Martha Stanley | |
| Guy Pearce | Charlie Burns | |
| John Hurt | Jellon Lamb | |
| David Wenham | Eden Fletcher | |
| Ray Winstone | Captain Stanley | |
| Danny Huston | ||
| Noah Taylor | Brian O'Leary | |
| Leah Purcell | ||
| Richard Wilson | Mike Burns | |
| David Gulpilil | Jacko | |
| Jeremy Madrona | Asian Prostitute | |
| Jae Mamuyac | Asian Prostitute | |
| Mick Roughan | Mad Jack Bradshaw | |
| Shane Watt | John Gordon | |
| Robert Morgan | Sergeant Lawrence | |
| Richard Wilson (VII) | ||
| Tom Budge | Samuel Stote |
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| Producer | Chiara Menage
Cat Villiers James Atherton Chris Auty Michael Hamlyn Chris Brown |
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| Writer | Nick Cave
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"Two Big Thumbs Up." -- Ebert & Roper The Proposition is a visually stunning tale of loyalty, betrayal and retribution set on the frontier of 1880's Australia. In the harsh, unforgiving landscape of the Outback, Charlie Burns is presented with an impossible proposition by local law enforcer Captain Stanley; the only way to save his younger brother Mikey from the gallows is to track down and kill Arthur, his psychotic older brother. Meanwhile, Captain Stanley has other problems to contend with. Having given up their comfortable life, he is desperate to shield his innocent wife Martha from the brutalities of their new surroundings. He also faces mounting pressure from renegade natives and his superior Eden Fletcher to bring order to the region. An uneasy sense of foreboding grows as events close in and each character faces a punishing moral dilemma that leads to a murderous climax. |
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