Film

The Proposition 2005

Directed by John Hillcoat

  • Western, Drama
  • 104 min
  • R

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.

WesternDramaaustraliabounty hunterpsychopathgallowsoutlawmisanthrophydecapitationgangshootoutsadistbrutalityhideout
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  • Graphic violence
  • Sexual violence
  • Body horror

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