
Quick Facts
DirectorLeah Purcell
Runtime1h 49m · MA15+
GenresDrama · Thriller · Western
Release2022-05-05
Film
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
2022· MA15+· 1h 49m· Drama· Thriller· Western
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.
2022-05-05
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Key Crew
DirectorLeah Purcell
ScreenplayLeah Purcell
ProducerAngela Littlejohn
Director of PhotographyMark Wareham
EditorDany Cooper
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 46 crew)
Details
Released2022-05-05
Runtime1h 49m · MA15+
StatusReleased
StudiosBunya Productions · oombarra productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesAustralia
Rating5.9/10 · 38 votes
Original languageen
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