Film
The Proposition
2005· R· 1h 44m· Western
“This land will be civilized.”
In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.
2005-10-06
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Hillcoat
ScreenplayNick Cave
ProducerCat Villiers
Director of PhotographyBenoît Delhomme
Original Music ComposerNick Cave
EditorJon Gregory
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released2005-10-06
Runtime1h 44m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosUK Film Council · Surefire Film Productions · Autonomous
Budget$2M
Box office$5M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesAustralia · United Kingdom
Rating7.0/10 · 720 votes
Original languageen
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