Armed withDavid TranterandSteven McGregors sparing script, Thornton wastes no time in setting up the tensions between the characters.
But its Kellys wife Lizzie who March assaults.
The rape scene is truly horrifying, but not only for the obvious reasons.
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Another standout cast member isMatt Day.
The star is the perfect ingredient to add to any Spaghetti Western.
But the emotional fulcrum of the story is provided byHamilton MorrisandNatassia Gorey-Furberas Sam and Lizzie.
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Everyone in the film is a prisoner of the way Australian society was organized.
Smiths turn-the-other-cheek attitude renders him impotent to stick up for his man.
It makesSweet Countryone of the finestAustralian Westernsto emerge in recent years.
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